On December 29, Russia launched 36 strike drones and 122 ballistic and cruise missiles across different regions of Ukraine. As a result, there are victims and dead in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odessa and Zaporizhzhia. According to the President's Office, as of 16:00 26 Ukrainians were killed and at least 120 were injured in various degrees of severity. The alarm was declared three times, in total it lasted almost 5 hours.
“The people of Kiev traditionally hid from enemy attacks in the metro, where they usually come with their chairs,” says photojournalist Vyacheslav Ratynskyi.
The wreckage of the downed rockets fell in different areas of the city, which caused several fires. Lukyanovskaya metro station was damaged by the blast wave.
“Local workers worked on the spot. The station lobby was damaged. There were many people, anxiety in the air was still felt,” says Vyacheslav.
In another area of the city, warehouses burned.
By evening, the death toll in the capital had risen to eight.
The wreckage of a downed enemy rocket destroyed several private houses in Boyarka, Kyiv region.
“The rocket fell into several pieces during the fall. At 8 o'clock in the morning, one of the fragments broke through the roof of the house of 60-year-old Anatoly. Another piece fell on a neighboring house. There was a fire there,” says Vyacheslav Ratynskyi.
It was a restless night in Kharkiv, where more than 20 explosions were heard. Then they woke up photographer Yakov Lyashenko at about 5 in the morning.
“Outside the window, the “arrival” was clearly audible. First I went to the shelter, and then I ran to record the consequences of the enemy attack,” says the photographer.
However, while the fire was extinguished, repeated shelling began.
“Together with the State Emergency Service, we were forced to hide because it flew close to our place of stay,” says Jacob.
The Russian military wings the city with missiles “S-300" and “X-22". Three people were killed, two were taken from under the rubble. Another 13 were wounded.
The death toll from the rocket attack in Zaporozhye rose to eight, thirteen injured. The first explosions in the city occurred at 7:30 a.m. The enemy hit infrastructure facilities and the private housing sector.
“After the alarm was over, I immediately went with the journalists to where the rocket completely destroyed two private houses. At the moment it is known about the death of two women, another man was searched under the rubble. Rescuers, municipal services and forensics worked at the scene. Also nearby were relatives of the dead — the daughter of a man who was being searched under the rubble. As a result of the missile attack, she lost her grandmother. The girl called her father, but the phone was disconnected,” says photojournalist Kateryna Klochko.
According to the police, four people died as a result of a missile strike on the private sector, four more - from hitting an industrial infrastructure facility.
Russian forces attacked the city of Lviv at night and in the morning, first with “Shahedeen” and then with rockets. One person was killed and 30 others were injured. The shockwave knocked out windows in neighboring houses, two schools had no surviving windows and desks.
In Dnipro, Russian troops shelled a shopping center and a maternity hospital. Fortunately, the women in labor and babies were not harmed because they were in shelter.
As a result of the enemy rocket attack, six Dnipro people were killed, 30 were wounded, among them - a child of one and a half years.
In Odesa, the bodies of the dead are still being retrieved from under the rubble.
“On December 29, Odessa woke up to the sounds of air defense operations and, unfortunately, “arrivals”. According to the Odessa State Agency, 21 residential buildings and a school were damaged as a result of the attack. Fortunately, none of the children were hurt. As of 15:00 4 dead and 26 wounded were confirmed, including 5 children and a pregnant woman,” said photographer Igor Ishchuk.
After noon, Russian troops resumed shelling in Cherkasy region. In the city of Smila, a rocket hit the residential sector. According to preliminary data, eight people were injured and 51 houses were damaged.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny noted that the enemy attacked industrial, military and critical infrastructure facilities. According to him, initially the enemy attacked the Shahed-136/131 UAV from the northern and southeastern direction, followed by movement in the western direction.
Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk called today's attack “the most large-scale from the air”.
“On December 29, 114 out of 158 air targets were destroyed. Thank you all for the combat work! A lot of lives have been saved! But there are also losses. Condolences to the families of the dead and injured!”, — said Mykola Oleshchuk.
Defense Minister Rustom Umerov said the occupiers had been stockpiling missiles for months to hit Ukraine. Massive attacks are possible in the future.
The material was created with the support of The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.
On December 29, Russia launched 36 strike drones and 122 ballistic and cruise missiles across different regions of Ukraine. As a result, there are victims and dead in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odessa and Zaporizhzhia. According to the President's Office, as of 16:00 26 Ukrainians were killed and at least 120 were injured in various degrees of severity. The alarm was declared three times, in total it lasted almost 5 hours.
“The people of Kiev traditionally hid from enemy attacks in the metro, where they usually come with their chairs,” says photojournalist Vyacheslav Ratynskyi.
The wreckage of the downed rockets fell in different areas of the city, which caused several fires. Lukyanovskaya metro station was damaged by the blast wave.
“Local workers worked on the spot. The station lobby was damaged. There were many people, anxiety in the air was still felt,” says Vyacheslav.
In another area of the city, warehouses burned.
By evening, the death toll in the capital had risen to eight.
The wreckage of a downed enemy rocket destroyed several private houses in Boyarka, Kyiv region.
“The rocket fell into several pieces during the fall. At 8 o'clock in the morning, one of the fragments broke through the roof of the house of 60-year-old Anatoly. Another piece fell on a neighboring house. There was a fire there,” says Vyacheslav Ratynskyi.
It was a restless night in Kharkiv, where more than 20 explosions were heard. Then they woke up photographer Yakov Lyashenko at about 5 in the morning.
“Outside the window, the “arrival” was clearly audible. First I went to the shelter, and then I ran to record the consequences of the enemy attack,” says the photographer.
However, while the fire was extinguished, repeated shelling began.
“Together with the State Emergency Service, we were forced to hide because it flew close to our place of stay,” says Jacob.
The Russian military wings the city with missiles “S-300" and “X-22". Three people were killed, two were taken from under the rubble. Another 13 were wounded.
The death toll from the rocket attack in Zaporozhye rose to eight, thirteen injured. The first explosions in the city occurred at 7:30 a.m. The enemy hit infrastructure facilities and the private housing sector.
“After the alarm was over, I immediately went with the journalists to where the rocket completely destroyed two private houses. At the moment it is known about the death of two women, another man was searched under the rubble. Rescuers, municipal services and forensics worked at the scene. Also nearby were relatives of the dead — the daughter of a man who was being searched under the rubble. As a result of the missile attack, she lost her grandmother. The girl called her father, but the phone was disconnected,” says photojournalist Kateryna Klochko.
According to the police, four people died as a result of a missile strike on the private sector, four more - from hitting an industrial infrastructure facility.
Russian forces attacked the city of Lviv at night and in the morning, first with “Shahedeen” and then with rockets. One person was killed and 30 others were injured. The shockwave knocked out windows in neighboring houses, two schools had no surviving windows and desks.
In Dnipro, Russian troops shelled a shopping center and a maternity hospital. Fortunately, the women in labor and babies were not harmed because they were in shelter.
As a result of the enemy rocket attack, six Dnipro people were killed, 30 were wounded, among them - a child of one and a half years.
In Odesa, the bodies of the dead are still being retrieved from under the rubble.
“On December 29, Odessa woke up to the sounds of air defense operations and, unfortunately, “arrivals”. According to the Odessa State Agency, 21 residential buildings and a school were damaged as a result of the attack. Fortunately, none of the children were hurt. As of 15:00 4 dead and 26 wounded were confirmed, including 5 children and a pregnant woman,” said photographer Igor Ishchuk.
After noon, Russian troops resumed shelling in Cherkasy region. In the city of Smila, a rocket hit the residential sector. According to preliminary data, eight people were injured and 51 houses were damaged.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny noted that the enemy attacked industrial, military and critical infrastructure facilities. According to him, initially the enemy attacked the Shahed-136/131 UAV from the northern and southeastern direction, followed by movement in the western direction.
Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk called today's attack “the most large-scale from the air”.
“On December 29, 114 out of 158 air targets were destroyed. Thank you all for the combat work! A lot of lives have been saved! But there are also losses. Condolences to the families of the dead and injured!”, — said Mykola Oleshchuk.
Defense Minister Rustom Umerov said the occupiers had been stockpiling missiles for months to hit Ukraine. Massive attacks are possible in the future.
The material was created with the support of The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.
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