Russia fires 100 missiles from air and sea - Ukraine

An aerial raid alert has been issued crossed Ukraine, arsenic a caller question of Russian strikes respective large cities.

Presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych wrote connected societal media that much than 100 missiles had been launched towards Ukrainian cities successful "several waves".

At slightest 2 explosions were heard successful the superior Kyiv, but it was unclear whether these were caused by rocket strikes oregon aerial defences.

Blasts were besides heard successful the cities of Kharkiv, Odesa and Zhytomyr.

Odesa determination person Maksym Marchenko spoke of a monolithic rocket onslaught connected Ukraine.

Mr Arestovych urged civilians to question structure and said the country's aerial defences were operating.

Dozens of Russian attacks person pounded Ukraine successful caller weeks, causing repeated powerfulness cuts crossed the country. The latest attacks person already sparked powerfulness cuts successful Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk.

"They are introduced owed to the menace of rocket attacks, successful bid to debar important harm if the force manages to deed vigor facilities," the DTEK vigor supplier wrote.

Oleksandr Vilkul, caput of the Military Administration successful the cardinal metropolis of Kryvyi Rih, said the missiles had been launched from Russian "ships and planes from the Black Sea".

He added that powerfulness successful the metropolis had been switched disconnected arsenic a "precaution".

Earlier, Ukraine's confederate bid had issued a informing that Russian unit were preparing to motorboat up to 20 missiles from positions successful the Black Sea.

Moscow has repeatedly denied targeting civilians successful its rocket strikes. However, President Vladimir Putin has precocious admitted that Russian troops person been hitting Ukraine's captious vigor facilities.

The admittance followed allegations from immoderate planetary leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, that targeting vigor facilities could magnitude to a warfare crime.