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March 9 (Reuters) – Russia strikes on Thursday morning of Ukraine struck a number of regions, including the capital Kyiv, the port of Odessa on the Black Sea and the second largest city Kharkiv, and electricity supply was cut off in several regions.
The attacks ranged from Zhitomir, Vinnytsia and Rivne in the west of Ukraine a wide range of targets were hit, including the Dnieper in the center and the cities extending to Poltava.
Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko said that explosions were registered in the southwestern part of the city and rescue services are on the way. Some residents reported that the electricity was cut off.
The governor of Odessa region Maksym Marchenko said that a massive rocket attack hit an energy facility in the port city and caused a power outage.
“As a result of a massive rocket strike, an energy infrastructure facility in the region, as well as residential areas, were hit,” Marchenko said on Telegram. He said anti-aircraft units shot down some rockets and that new attacks could follow.
“Fortunately, there were no casualties. There are restrictions on electricity.”
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Kharkiv Oleh Synehubov, governor of the province, said that the city and the region were hit by about 15 strikes.
“The enemy hit the city and the district about 15 times,” he said on Telegram. “Infrastructure was again among the targets. The information about the losses is being clarified.”
of Ukraine “Obozrevatel.ua” news According to the agency, two people were injured as a result of a rocket that landed near their houses in Kharkiv.
Another strike was reported in the city of Dnieper and in the western cities of Lutsk and Rivne, far from the front lines of the years-long war.
Reporting by Ron Popeski and Olzhas Auyezov; Edited by Himani Sarkar and Stephen Coates
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2023-03-09 09:06:47
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