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Published January 8, 2024last updated January 8, 2024
Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine on Monday morning as authorities report an ongoing “massive missile attack” on several cities. DW has the latest.
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Ukrainian cities are frequently targeted by Russian drone and missile attacksImage: Nicolas Cleuet / Le Pictorium/IMAGOSkip next section What you need to knowWhat you need to knowUkrainian media have reported explosions in the south-eastern city of Dnipro
Officials in Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Khmelnytskyi have also said their cities were under a “massive missile attack”
Cruise missiles – including hypersonic Kinzhal missiles – fired from strategic bomber aircraft
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Russia launches massive missile assault across Ukraine Several Ukrainian cities were targeted by the Russian Air Force in a large-scale missile attack on Monday morning, the Ukrainian military said.
The Ukrainian Air Force posted a warning reading: “Kyiv – shelter!” on the Telegram messaging app, saying the capital was under threat of ballistic missile strikes.
Military officials in Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Khmelnytskyi also said their cities were under a “massive missile attack” while there were reports of explosions in the south-eastern city of Dnipro.
Germany’s dpa news agency, citing local observers, reported that cruise missiles – including hypersonic Kinzhal missiles – being launched from at least a dozen strategic bomber aircraft.
Air raid alerts were in place across the entire country.
mf/wmr (dpa, Reuters, AP)
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