Russia launches ‘hellish’ aerial attack on eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad | Ukraine

Russia launched the biggest attack on East Ukraine, Pavlohrad, a large wave of strikes throughout the country, which includes hundreds of Kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles.

The six -hour bombardment was the worst in the history of the city. President of Dnipropetrovsk Region, Sergey Lysak, he said he was damaged in a factoryAn fire station was destroyed and a five -storey housing building hit.

“One night and morning for Pavlohrad. The most intense attack on the city. The explosion after the explosion. Russian terrorists targeted him with missiles and drones,” he said.

In the early hours of Saturday, drones flying through Pavlohrad could be heard. There were cacophone explosions and orange explosions that illuminate the night sky. The streets echoed with a machine gun fire while trying to hit them.

In the morning, thick black smoke was hung on the city. There were a few fires. Oleh, a tired resident, said it was the worst night he knew. “Nobody slept. We were all in the shelter. There was a storm. Exploding and raining together.”

The attack arrived shortly after Trump returned to Washington after a six -day visit of Gen Keith Kellogg, the ambassador of Ukraine, after a six -day visit to Kiev. This week, the White House announced a large -scale weapon package, including additional patriotic anti -aircraft systems to be paid by European allies to Ukraine.

The Kremlin avoided a large -scale bombardment when Kellogg was in the country. Social media With tits To portray Kelogg as a cat that protects capital, because Keith setOr cat in Ukraine.

Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev promised to increase air strikes in response to the latest sanction package of the EU, which was accepted after the objections of Moscow’s pro -Kremlin government in Slovakia on Friday.

Pavlohrad is a strategic center for Dnipropetrovsk oblast. Russian troops, Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion for the first time in the region that limits the province of Donetsk is close to capturing the region. They have caught a few neighboring villages in recent days.

Russian forces also targeted Odessa Black Sea Port Mayor of the city, on Saturday in the early hours of a nine -storey apartment said that he put a fire. Five people were rescued from the top floor and a woman later died.

Hennady Tukhanov, Mayor of Odessa, wrote in Telegram that at least 20 drones united in the city, which is often the target of Russian strikes. “The civil structure was damaged as a result of the attack,” he said. “A high -storey apartment is burning. Savior takes people out of the flames.”

Yulia Svyrydenko, the new Prime Minister of Ukraine, said that Moscow has started another “brutal attack” on Odessa and other Ukraine cities. “A person was killed, a few injured, families were destroyed. This cost of hesitation. Strikes will come again without brave response,” he said.