Russia is carrying out large-scale airstrikes against several Ukrainian cities this morning, the Ukrainian military is alerted according to news agencies. Warning sirens are wailing across the country, it is reported.
In the capital, Kiev, residents are urged to seek shelter. The Ukrainian military also reports “massive missile attacks” in the cities of Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhya, writes The Kyiv Independent.
Several people are said to have been injured in this morning’s attacks, including in Zaporizhzhya where two people have been injured, regional governor Yuriy Malashko reports on Telegram.
Russia has recently stepped up its rocket and drone attacks in Ukraine. Just before the New Year, a total of 39 people were killed in one day as a result of well-coordinated Russian attacks against, among other things, the capital city of Kiev.