Several Ukrainian cities fell under fire, explosions are heard in critical infrastructure facilities. This was reported by the UNIAN news agency. Missile strikes in Ukraine were also confirmed by the President of the country Vladimir Zelensky.
What is known by 9:40:
- On the morning of October 18, information appeared that explosions were heard in Krivoy Rog. This was confirmed by the head of the military administration of Krivoy Rog, Alexander Vilkul.
- According to the mayor of Kiev Vitaly Klitschko, the explosions also occurred by the Desnyansky district of the Ukrainian capital, the object of critical infrastructure was damaged. Rescue services left for the scene. According to Kirill Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, the authorities recorded three hits in the energy supply object on the left bank of the city.
- Kharkov also came under fire, follows from the message of the mayor of the city of Igor Terekhov. Presumably, an industrial district turned out to be under the blow. The Kharkov metro has already stopped the traffic due to shelling.
- The energy infrastructure object was damaged in the Dnieper. According to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Ova Valentina Reznichenko, two missiles were included in the building. There were problems with water supply and electricity in the region.
- The video consequences of a missile strike on Nikolaev was published by Vladimir Zelensky. Local rescuers found a dead man under the rubble of a residential building.
- After the morning explosions, water and power supply were already disconnected in Zhytomyr, said the mayor of the city Sergey Sukhomlin. According to him, hospitals were switched to backup power.
What you need to know. On the eve of October 17, the mayor of Kiev spoke about the attack of drones on the city. The country regularly announces anxiety. The Russian army began to regularly fire Ukrainian cities on Monday, October 10, after an explosion on the Crimean bridge. The first attack lasted 5 hours 37 minutes - it was a record in the whole war.