Another massive shelling of Ukraine: explosions are heard in Zaporozhye, Cherkasy, Odessa, Kharkiv and other regions (updated)

Today  5 December Russia inflicted another massive missile attack on Ukraine. At about one o'clock in the afternoon, an air alert was announced in a number of regions in the east of the country. Head of the Kharkov ODA Oleg Sinegubov one of the first She urged do not ignore it because of the high probability of shelling.

"Dear residents of the Kharkiv region, do not ignore air raid signals! There is a threat of missile strikes. During the alarm, stay in shelters as much as possible!"- he wrote.

Also, do not reserve the security of Ukrainians have asked and in the Office of the President.

А At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the air raid alarm sounded throughout the country.

The sounds of explosions were reported in Kharkov, Poltava, Zaporozhye, Vinnitsa, Cherkasy, Nikolaev, Odessa and Kyiv areas. In a number of these regions, local authorities confirmed the work of air defense.

Speaker of the Ukrainian Air Force Yuri Ignat warned that there could be several waves of missile strikes from the Russian Federation.

"There may be several waves of attacks to disperse missiles throughout Ukraine and confuse the actions of Ukrainian air defense", the speaker of the Ukrainian Air Force warned Yuri Ignat.

According to him, Russia launched rockets from the area Volgodonsk, Caspian and Black Seas.

Currently known about rocket hit in Odessa, local publics report about it.

It is also reported that in Odessa, Nikolaev and Zhitomir - interruptions in the light. Still without electricity part of Krivoy Rog.

About destruction in the energy infrastructure and possible large-scale power outages сообщает head of the Krivoy Rog VGA Alexander Vilkul.

"Large-scale shutdowns are possible. Miners from the mines and people from the metro are withdrawn. Charge power banks, stock up on water, heads of enterprises of all forms of ownership - let people go home. All Points of Invincibility are working"- he wrote.

Moldovan media also write about power outages. In addition, by information local journalists Moldovan border police found the remains of a rocket near the village Briceni. Several photos have surfaced online.

Police are on the scene of the missile crash.

According to information Odessa water utility in the city all pumping stations are de-energized and backup lines. There is no water supply throughout Odessa. In addition, due to the lack of electricity and water in the city, all boiler houses have suspended their work, this was stated by the director of the KP "Heat Supply of the City of Odessa".

В Nikolaev region, to reduce the load on the power system during the rocket attack, they were promptly all ten queues of the stabilization outage schedule are disabled, сообщили at the local regional power company.

In "Ukrenergo" confirmed that there is a hit on the energy infrastructure. In this regard, emergency power outages began in some regions.

Authorities are urging Ukrainians to stay hidden as another attack is likely.

According to the governor of the Nikolaev region Vitaly Kim, today will be three waves of missile strikes across Ukraine.

The metropolitan metro is again operating in shelter mode, where hundreds of Kiev residents are waiting for a missile attack.

"At some stations of the Kyiv metro, passengers may not be disembarked yet due to the large number of people at underground stations. Residents and guests of the capital use the metro as a shelter"- wrote the mayor of Kiev Vitaliy Klichko.

He added, oh air raid alert continues to sound at 15.15 in Kyiv, so metro trains do not run on land sections.

Recall that today  during a night attack on Krivoy Rog the Russian military got into the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih enterprise - the largest mining and metallurgical complex of the country.