Ukrainian officials said Russian forces attacked the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia with 17 rockets, targeting energy infrastructure sites there. A regional official in the central city of Kryviy Rih said their critical infrastructure was also hit. Meanwhile, the mayor of the northeastern city of Kharkiv said a missile had struck there. At the time, there was no indication that targets had been hit in the capital, though the mayor said debris was reported in one district. ![]() The company added that Russian forces also attacked infrastructure sites overnight with lethal attack drones and missiles, “targeting power plants and transmission system facilities.”ĪBC News reporters in Kyiv could hear the city’s air defense systems in action mid-morning Friday. ![]() Ukraine’s state-run power grid operator Ukrenergo said in a statement that “several objects of high-voltage infrastructure” had been hit in the country’s eastern, western and southern regions, leading to outages in some areas. local time, it was still unclear if the attacks had finished. Russian forces have been firing waves of missiles and drones at energy targets across Ukraine overnight Thursday and throughout Friday morning.Īt 10:50 a.m. Russian missiles strike Ukraine’s power grid in wave of attacks ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge and Dragana Jovanovic is involved in helping the Ukrainian military pinpoint targets with the U.S.-supplied HIMARS, but did not provide further detail. The senior official did not deny that the U.S. Meanwhile, a senior Ukrainian official told ABC News on Friday that The Washington Post’s article “overestimates” the “role of the U.S. “We get help for maximum effectiveness,” the official added.Īnd more broadly, the official said the cooperation between Ukraine and the U.S. The official said Ukrainians wanted to get the maximum of out of every HIMARS. The Ukrainian official who spoke with ABC News on Friday confirmed that Ukraine’s ability to strike targets with high precision has been thanks to support from the U.S. ![]() The Washington Post was first to report the news on Thursday, stating in an article: “Ukrainian officials said they require coordinates provided or confirmed by the United States and its allies for the vast majority of strikes using its advanced U.S.-provided rocket systems, a previously undisclosed practice that reveals a deeper and more operationally active role for the Pentagon in the war.” US providing coordinates for Ukraine’s strikes with HIMARS, Ukrainian official saysĪ Ukrainian official has confirmed to ABC News that the United States provides coordinates to Ukraine for most strikes carried out in Russian-occupied areas of the country, using the U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket launchers. This is terror that can and must be stopped," Zelenskyy said Friday. These missiles are a challenge to NATO and collective security. "Several Russian missiles passed through the airspace of Moldova and Romania. Ukrainian officials had said earlier Friday that two Russian missiles crossed into the airspace of Moldova and Romania before entering Ukraine and being directed at targets in the country. The target is most likely a cruise missile, which flew over the air space of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova and reentered the Ukrainian air space without ever infringing Romania’s air space," Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tîlvăr said in a statement Friday. "The Romanian Air Forces’ air surveillance system detected on Friday, February 10th, an aerial target launched by a Russian Federation’s ship, navigating in the Black Sea, nearby the Crimean Peninsula. Romania, a member of NATO, said Friday a Russian missile had come within 22 miles of its border but that it did not cross into the country’s territory, countering a claim made by the Ukrainian military. ![]() Russian missile comes within 22 miles of Romanian border with Ukraine Russian drones have continued bombarding civilian targets throughout Ukraine, knocking out critical power infrastructure as winter sets in. Putin's forces pulled out of key positions in November, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops led a counteroffensive targeting the southern port city. (NEW YORK) - Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine.
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