The attack was aimed, among other things, at Kyiv. Eyewitnesses reported at least three explosions in the Ukrainian capital, according to Reuters.

Throughout the night, Ukrainian air defense warned several times of Iranian missile and Shahed drone attacks in several places in Ukraine. At 6 a.m., new warnings follow. cable.

At least one person was killed in an attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, local authorities said. There, aircraft alarms began sounding at 8 p.m. Monday. Authorities said several civilians may still be trapped under the rubble.

The state-controlled Russian news agency RIA confirmed the attack on Kryvyi Rih. The news agency speculated that cable That the target was foreign military trainers and that English-speaking personnel were evacuated after the attack.

Ukraine has repeatedly asked its allies to send military trainers to Ukraine to provide training for Ukrainian soldiers. Reuters reported that the European Union recently concluded that it was not recommended.

Attacked for the second night in a row

The overnight attack comes after Ukraine was hit by one of the largest missile attacks so far in the war on Monday evening and Monday morning.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has sent more than 100 missiles and about 100 Shahed drones against Ukraine.

The attacks targeted more than half of Ukraine's regions. He wrote that seven people were confirmed killed. BBC.

Russian authorities confirmed the attack was largely aimed at energy infrastructure.

Russia had been widely expected to launch a major attack on Ukraine on Saturday to mark the country's Independence Day. The attack also comes three weeks after Ukraine invaded several Russian border regions.

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