Russia launches large-scale missile attack on Ukraine and damages energy infrastructure

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated.

Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine on the night of June 1, damaging energy infrastructure in several regions of the country.

At least four people were injured in the attacks on the town of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk region, including a seven-year-old girl, Governor Serhii Lysak reported. A house, two other buildings and a transport bus were damaged in the attack.

At around 4 a.m. local time, a fire broke out at a key infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia Oblast due to the debris of a downed Russian Shahed drone, reported Governor Serhii Borzov.

Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko confirmed that the energy infrastructure in the Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovohrad and Ivano-Frankivsk regions has come under fire from Russian forces. Reconstruction and rescue teams are currently on site and are assessing the extent of the damage.

Several explosions were heard in Zaporizhia at around 3 a.m. local time, said Zaporizhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov. reported on Telegram.

Fedorov later said that a total of 20 residential buildings and social facilities were damaged in the attacks. No casualties were reported.

The Ukrainian Air Force announced an air warning for the entire country, including the westernmost oblasts, due to the threat from Russian cruise and ballistic missiles, drones and Tu-95MS bombers.

Rockets were reported Flying over the Zakarpattia Oblast, which borders Ukraine’s western neighbors, including Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Air raid alerts warned that the city of Mukachevo, just 26 kilometers northeast of the Hungarian-Ukrainian border, was under threat of missile attacks.

Polish and other allied aircraft were alerted in response to reports of the Russian missile attack on Ukraine, the Polish Armed Forces’ operational command said. said on X.

The air raid alarm was switched off at 5:30 a.m. local time and operations by Polish and Allied aircraft ended around 6:30 a.m.

In recent months, Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine critical infrastructure in a renewed attack on the country’s energy network.

Russia’s massive air strike follows the deadly bomb attack of the busy Kharkiv hypermarket in the middle of the day on May 25. At least 19 people were killed and 44 injured in the attack. Hours later second Russian attack 25 people were injured.

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