Russia Ukraine Monitoring Desk IslamabadThe Russian forces hit the critical infrastructure in the Poltava, Sumy, and Kherson regions on night of 26 Aug. There was a combined strike: drones and ballistic missiles. In Kharkiv, they hit residential buildings. In Kramatorsk, a KAB hit a high-rise building. Four people were rescued by the State Emergency Service units. Three people were injured in Zaporizhzhia, two in Kryvyi Rih. There was a strike on a residential high-rise in Odessa. In Chubynske, Kyiv region.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky shared on his social media page that Russia continues to invest in missiles and expand its war, and therefore, more countermeasures are needed.
He said, this week, there were important decisions to strengthen the Ukrainian air defense from our European allies. It is important that they are also supplemented with additional packages of protection against ballistic missiles, primarily through PURL.
” Everything that strengthens the protection of the sky actually saves the lives of Ukrainians every day. To thwart the Russian desire to continue fighting, an effective strike on missiles, which Moscow is so eager to achieve, is needed to stop the war. I am grateful to everyone who understands this and helps, the President continued.
Mr. Zelensky asid , Efforts to deal with the aftermath of Russia’s attack on our regions have been underway since last night. It was a combined strike – drones and ballistic missiles. The Russians struck critical infrastructure in the Poltava, Sumy, and Kherson regions. In the Kharkiv region, they struck residential buildings. In Kramatorsk, a guided aerial bomb hit a high-rise building.
Sharing the damages caused by the strikes, he mentioned, Four people were rescued by the State Emergency Service units. Three people were injured in Zaporizhzhia, and two in Kryvyi Rih. An apartment building was struck in Odesa. In Chubynske, Kyiv region, all the necessary emergency services are involved in putting out fires at enterprises following the drone strikes.
President of Ukraine added, Russia continues to invest in missiles and in expanding its war, and that means more countermeasures are needed. This week, our European allies made important decisions to strengthen Ukrainian air defense. It is important that these are also supplemented by additional ballistic missile defense packages, first and foremost through PURL.
” Everything that strengthens the protection of our skies effectively saves the lives of Ukrainians every day. To bring down Russia’s desire to keep fighting, we need to effectively bring down the missiles Moscow clings to so much to keep the war going. I am grateful to everyone who understands this and helps, Zelensky concluded.
The rescuers in the Kiyv region, on 27-28 Aug, have been working all night and morning to eliminate the consequences of the enemy attack
In the Bucha district, emergency workers are working at several locations where fires in warehouse buildings and cars have occurred as a result of drone strikes.
At one of the locations, during the work of rescuers, a repeated hit by a drone was recorded. After conducting reconnaissance, the emergency workers continued their work. The fire in the warehouse building has been localized, and work is ongoing to eliminate the consequences.
Rescuers also extinguished a fire of thirteen passenger cars. A multi-apartment residential building was damaged — windows were blown out by the blast wave.
Rescuers continue to work in conditions of a constant threat of repeated strikes.
