Civilians are urged to take shelter during the morning rush hour as Russia launches a barrage of missiles at Ukraine, hitting high-voltage facilities and infrastructure across the country, according to officials.
abc.net.au/news/russian-missiles-strike-ukrainian-infrastructure/101959986Russian forces have struck critical infrastructure in several parts of Ukraine in overnight attacks and at least 17 missiles hit the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia early on Friday.Missiles hit infrastructure in Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv and the Dnipropetrovsk region in the centre of the country
Officials said they ordered emergency shutdowns of electricity across the country following the attacks "Enemy aviation is in the air and ships which can carry Kaliber missiles are in the sea. The enemy launched the missiles. The air alert will be long," said Maksym Marchenko, regional governor of the southern region of Odesa.The attack on Zaporizhzhia was the heaviest since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, local officials said.
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