Officials of Ukraine say that the attacks of Russian rockets and unmanned aerial vehicles will leave at least 18 dead and nearly 100 injured on cities all over the country on Friday, December 29.
Andriy Kostin, General of Ukraine, said on social media: “This morning, the enemy fired more than 150 missiles and drones at peaceful Ukrainian cities. I have so far reported 16 dead and 97 injured, including at least two children. We have eight years of data.”
Officials said the death toll could rise.
In the early hours of the morning today, Russian warplanes and missiles fell on the cities of Kiev, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Loyov, and the sound of air raid warnings was heard in these cities.
Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Ukrainian Air Force, said that this was an “unprecedented number” and “the largest missile attack” by Russia against Ukraine, and added that Russia used hypersonic, cruise and ballistic missiles, including the X-22, which are very difficult to intercept. is
However, Ukraine announced on Friday that it had intercepted 114 of the 158 missiles launched before reaching the target.
It seems that these widespread attacks will be all parts of Ukraine, and cities all over the country will be targeted.
“Today, Russia attacked Burma with almost everything it had in its arsenal,” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said.
After the attacks on Friday, Ukrainian officials demanded more military aid from their Western allies.
Andrey Yermak, head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said that Kiev needs more support and power to stop terrorism. Bridget Brink, the US ambassador to Ukraine, also said that these campaigns show that “now Ukraine will need a budget”.
Meanwhile, the administration of Joe Biden, the President of the United States, announced the last package of military aid to Ukraine on Wednesday, December 27 (sixth day) and said that the next aid would require the agreement of the US Congress.
The White House has warned that if the United States Congress does not act on aid to Ukraine, the resources for providing aid to the country will be exhausted by the end of the year.
Officials of the Biden government also said that if US aid is not provided to Ukraine, Kiev will not be able to take back the territories that Russia has occupied since February 2022.