Russian missiles hit energy and other infrastructure in Ukraineresulting in a complete blackout in many areas, as announced Kyivand the Russian occupation authorities in Kherson they urged citizens to leave the area.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said the Russian attacks were on a “very wide” scale. He promised that his military would improve its already good record of shooting down missiles with the help of its partners.

They were knocked down 20 missiles and more than 10 Iranian-made Shahed droneshe added. The Air Force General Staff had previously announced that they had been launched. 33 missiles against Ukraine and what 18 were shot down.

With war approaching its ninth month, the risk of a very cold winter as Russia continues to attack energy networks of Ukraine.

AT Khersonin the southern part of the country, which was the target of a Ukrainian counterattack against an invasion launched by the Russian president Vladimir Putin On February 24, the occupying authorities ordered the residents to leave.

“Due to the tense situation at the front, the increased risk of massive shelling of the city and the threat of terrorist attacks, all civilians must immediately leave the city and cross to the (eastern) bank of the Dnieper,” the message says. occupation authorities in Telegram.

Thousands of citizens have already fled Kherson due to warnings of a Ukrainian attack to retake the city.

in Olesky, on the other side of the Dnieper, Reuters journalists saw people arriving by boat from Kherson, loaded with boxes, bags, pets. The woman held a child in one hand and a dog in the other. “I really didn’t want to (leave), I kept working,” the resident said. “We wanted to stay here in this area, but now we don’t know.”

The Ukrainian military said they are making territorial gains as their forces push south through the region, capturing at least two villages that the Ukrainian side says were abandoned by Russian forces. Kherson connects Ukraine to the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk reported in Telegram: “Kherson region! A bit more. Take courage. The Ukrainian armed forces are working.” Reuters was unable to independently cross-reference these reports.

From October 10, Russia dealt crushing blows to Ukraine’s energy infrastructureaffecting at least half of thermal power units and up to 40% of the entire system.

Officials in various regions yesterday reported damage to power facilities and power outages as engineers tried to restore the grid. Governors advised residents to stock up on water.