Second day of Intense Russian attacks continues in Ukraine

Kathmandu: Russia has continued its intense attack on Ukraine even on the second day. Russia launched one of its biggest air attacks of the war on Monday.

According to the BBC, Ukrainian monitors detected hypersonic missiles launched from the Russian aircraft and also mass drone attacks on Tuesday morning. Ukraine’s air defense forces said there are threats of ballistic weapon attack.

The long-range air and sea-based precision weaponry had been used to strike power stations and related infrastructure across Ukraine, including in Kyiv, Lviv, and the Kharkiv and Odesa regions as per the statement from the Russian defense ministry.

At least six people died overnight Sunday to Monday and dozens were wounded as more than half of Ukraine’s regions were attacked by drones and missiles. Power infrastructure was hit causing blackouts in many cities, with water supplies also affected.

Three people are already known to have died in the latest round of attacks. A civilian infrastructure building was hit in the eastern city of Kryvyi Rih late on Monday, killing two. Several people are missing.

Explosions have also been reported in Kyiv, Sumy, Khmelnytsky, and Mykolayiv regions. Launches of several hypersonic Kinzhal (dagger) ballistic missiles, which are hard for air defenses to intercept, have been detected.