Russia strikes many Ukrainian regions, cutting off power By Reuters

(Reuters) -Russian strikes hit a series of Ukrainian areas early on Thursday, like the funds Kyiv, the Black Sea port of Odesa and the 2nd-largest city Kharkiv, knocking out power to many regions, regional officials stated.

The attacks struck a vast arc of targets, which includes towns stretching from Zhytomyr, Vynnytsia and Rivne in the west to Dnipro and Poltava in central Ukraine.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said explosions were registered in the southwestern part of the town and rescue expert services ended up on their way. Power supply has been lower pre-emptively to about 15% of Kyiv citizens, he reported.

Reuters correspondents in Kyiv heard a fresh collection of explosions all-around 7 am community time (0500 GMT).

The governor of Odesa region, Maksym Marchenko, explained a mass missile assault had hit an vitality facility in the port town, triggering electricity cuts.

“As a result of a mass missile strike, an vitality infrastructure web site was strike in the region as nicely as residences,” Marchenko stated on Telegram. He claimed anti-plane models had downed some missiles and new assaults could comply with.

“Fortuitously, there are no casualties. Energy limits are in impact.”

Kharkiv area Governor Oleh Synehubov said the city and location experienced been hit by about 15 strikes.

“The enemy made about 15 strikes on the metropolis and region,” he reported on Telegram. “Infrastructure was yet again among the targets. Details on casualties is being clarified.”

According to Ukrainian information outlet Obozrevatel.ua, two people were being wounded by a missile strike in Kharkiv which landed in the vicinity of their residence.

A further strike was documented in the central town of Dnipro and in the western cities of Lutsk and Rivne, considerably from the entrance strains in the calendar year-old war.