Explosions rang out in a number of regions: the Russian Armed Forces massively attacked Ukraine with cruise missiles and ballistic missiles

Share: On the morning of October 16, the Russians launched a massive attack on Ukraine with ballistic weapons, cruise missiles and Shaheds. A number of eastern regions came under attack: explosions were heard in Dnipropetrovsk region, Poltava region and Kharkiv region. Also, a large-scale air alert was announced throughout Ukraine due to the departure of the MiG-31K fighter, which is the carrier of the hypersonic missile of the "Kinjal" type.

Focus collected information about the morning attack of the Russians. Around 05:20 an alarm was announced throughout Ukraine. According to monitoring channels, there was a threat of aeroballistic missiles and ballistic missiles from various directions. According to the Air Force of Ukraine, high-speed targets were recorded in the direction of a number of cities: Dnipro, Poltava and Kremenchuk. Around 5:35 a. m. , explosions rang out in Kropyvnytskyi and Kharkiv, Suspilny correspondents reported.

Also, according to "Suspilny" with reference to the Izyum city military administration, explosions thundered in Izyum in the Kharkiv region. Explosions also rang out in Poltava and Kharkiv, Suspilne reported. According to monitoring channels, the energy infrastructure in a number of eastern regions came under massive fire in the morning. "Poltava, Kremenchuk under massive combined aero/ballistic strikes, cruise missiles," the public reported.

Official information about the consequences of the attack and confirmation of strikes on energy facilities was not available at the time of publication. Journalist Andriy Smoliy reported that large-scale fires broke out in Poltava region and Kharkiv region as a result of the Russian attack. Also, in parallel, the threat of using Russian UAVs was announced in the regions. According to journalist Andrii Smoliya, a total of about a hundred drones were recorded in Kharkiv and Poltava regions.