Launched 18 missiles at Lviv, Odessa region, Transcarpathia and other regions: the main about the attack on May 3
On May 3, the Russian army launched a large rocket attack on Ukrainian cities. In general, a lot of missiles flew, which caused significant damage to the railway and other infrastructure.
Subsequently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that this only demonstrates Russia's impotence in the war. Channel 24 has collected for you the main thing about the massive missile attack on the cities of Ukraine this evening. air raid alarms began to sound in many cities. Half an hour later, there was already a threat of a strike from the sky over almost the entire territory of the country.
At 20:00, reports of explosions began to appear in different cities and regions. They were heard in:
- Vinnitsa;
- Lviv;
- Kyiv;
- In the Dnepropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions.
In addition, for the first time, the Transcarpathian region has been added to such lists. Somewhere, several missiles flew in, and in some places the operation of air defense systems was heard.
The missiles were flying from different places
The Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the occupying forces of Russia launched at least 18 missiles from Tu-95 or Tu-160 bombers into Ukraine. They were probably in the Caspian region. They also launched missile strikes from other means on Odessa and Donetsk regions.
The enemy was able to hit infrastructural objects of 6 regions:
- Dnipropetrovsk;
- Kirovograd;
- Lviv;
- Vinnitsa;
- Kyiv;
- Transcarpathian.
However, there were also ammunition that did not reach.
The air defense of the Air Force and the Ground Forces shot down at least 8 cruise missiles, the data is being specified, the employees summed up.
They also added that the Kremlin began to protect its aircraft. During the day, neither aircraft nor helicopters of the enemy entered the airspace controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Russians attacked the railway
Ukrzaliznytsia reported that a significant part of the strikes fell on its infrastructure. Therefore, there was a delay in the movement and departure of 14 trains in different directions.
Subsequently, the head of the board of the company Alexander Kamyshin commented on the situation. He said the damage was really bad. Russia hit 6 railway stations in the central and western parts of Ukraine.
First strike for the region
Residents of Transcarpathia, like all residents of the country, have heard sirens many times for two months. However, never after that did they have any explosions or reports of destruction.
Everything changed at 21:35. At this time, the head of the local OVA, Viktor Mikita, confirmed that for the first time since the beginning of the war, a rocket had flown into the region. She got into one of the substations near the station in Volovets, in the Mukachevo region. Therefore, 57 houses were left without electricity.
The blow was so powerful that even at a distance of 500 meters all window panes were knocked out. Also, several cars were damaged by rocket fragments.
People were injured in Lviv
Lviv Mayor Andrey Sadovyi said that several important infrastructure facilities were damaged in the city. As a result, at least 2 people were injured.
The head of the Lviv OVA, Maxim Kozitsky, wrote that Russian missiles hit 3 substations. As a result, 2 pumping substations were left without power supply.
In general, there were problems with light in several areas. However, the worst thing is that it affected several medical institutions. Fortunately, there were plans of action in advance for such a case. Therefore, this did not endanger the lives of patients.
Destroyed the road in the Dnipropetrovsk region
There was also information about the destruction of railway communications in Kamensky, Dnepropetrovsk region. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, wrote about this at half past 11 pm.
He noted that there were 2 “arrivals” in the area and one person was injured. He also concluded that it is not known how long it will take to restore the railway. The movement of trains on this section was completely stopped.
There are also dead in the Kirovograd region
The operational command “South” reported that there were two hits at once in the Kirovograd region. The railway infrastructure was also attacked there.
Unfortunately, the region was not without casualties. Also, several people were injured, but the exact number is still unknown.
The Odesa region was hit twice
The mayor of the city of Artsyz Serhiy Parpulansky said that there was a blow to this city in the Odessa region. However, he did not indicate what was destroyed there.
Subsequently, the head of the press center of the defense and security forces of the South, Natalya Gumenyuk, also made a similar statement. She said that soon they carried out 2 more missile strikes on infrastructure facilities in the region.
