On the night before November 3, the Russian armed forces carried out a large-scale combined attack on Ukrainian territory. The enemy simultaneously employed strike drones and missiles. Explosions were heard in several regions: Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts.
Air forces warn of missile trajectories
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ballistic missiles were moving towards Kharkiv, as well as Dnipropetrovsk and Vinnytsia oblasts. Several settlements were under threat, including Kryvyi Rih, Zelenodolsk, Ladychyn, and Haisyn.
Strike on a medical facility in Kharkiv
Kharkiv suffered the most extensive damage. The Russian strike hit a medical facility in the Nemyshlianskyi district of the city. Preliminary information indicates that the impact struck the connecting gallery between the hospital buildings.
Local authorities reported that by morning, the number of injured had reached 62. More than 200 patients were evacuated from the damaged medical facility to other hospitals.
In addition to the medical unit, residential buildings and cars were damaged. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov noted that the shockwave shattered over a thousand windows in the hospital and adjacent apartment buildings.
Attack on energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported strikes on critical infrastructure targets in the city of Dnipro and the Kryvorizhskyi district. Exact data on possible casualties is currently being clarified.
Earlier, monitoring channels reported information about hits on the Kryvorizka and Prydniprovskaya thermal power plants, but these facts are awaiting official confirmation.
Consequences in other regions and context of the attack
Residents of Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, and Khmelnytskyi also reported explosions. Power outages were recorded in Zhytomyr.
This attack took place against the backdrop of warnings by President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding Russia's preparation for a new massive strike. According to Ukrainian intelligence, possible enemy targets include energy infrastructure and logistics.
Final information on the consequences of the shelling in various regions continues to be clarified.
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