Missile rain on Kharkiv on Christmas night

Massive missile attack on Kharkiv. The Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to media reports, reports the launch of Russian missiles the. From information disseminated through Telegram, it would be Kalibr cruise missiles. Furthermore, Ukraine is still under attack from Russian drones. “Shahed” type drones have been registered in the north of Chernihiv Oblast, in the north of Sumy Oblastin the east and south of Poltava Oblast and in the west of Kharkiv Oblast.

The attack was also confirmed by the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city, Igor Terekhov. “Kharkiv was targeted by a massive missile attack” and “ballistic missiles are still heading towards the city,” Terekhov wrote on Telegram. The Ukrainian Air Force reported the launch of cruise missiles Kalibr from the Black Sea, without initially knowing where they were headed.

According to the two institutional representatives, there are currently two injured. The national electricity company Ukrenergo announced supply restrictions. These attacks take place on Christmas Day, which for the second consecutive year in Ukraine is celebrated on December 25th, as in the Western world, and no longer on January 7th as in the Julian calendar followed by the Russian Orthodox Church. Furthermore, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, 59 Ukrainian drones were intercepted on Russian territory, including 26 in the Belgorod region and 23 in the Voronezh region.

Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev wrote on Telegram that debris from the downed drones damaged a power line and caused minor material damage to several houses.

Per Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko“The enemy is once again massively attacking the energy sector. The transmission system operator is taking necessary measures to limit consumption in order to minimize negative consequences for the energy system,” Galushchenko wrote on Telegram .