Irina Pogorelaya10:01, 26.08.24

It is currently known that an apartment building in Lutsk was hit. According to local authorities, one person has already been killed.

An air raid alert has been declared throughout Ukraine . The occupiers have launched missiles at Ukraine. Cruise missiles launched from bombers are flying at the western regions, and missiles launched from the sea are flying at the northern regions, as well as towards the central and northern regions.

It is currently known that explosions have occurred in Vinnytsia Oblast, Kropyvnytskyi and Kryvyi Rih. In addition, local publics report explosions in Dnepr, Zaporozhye, Odessa, Kyiv and Khmelnytskyi.

At 9:46 a.m. new footage from the capital’s metro appeared online. One of the stations was packed with people taking cover from a missile attack by the occupiers.

В Киеве люди укрываются от вражеских ракет в метроIn Kyiv, people take shelter from enemy missiles in the metro

At 09:42 , journalist Vitaliy Hlagola published a video showing the Transcarpathian 650th separate anti-aircraft machine gun battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shooting down a cruise missile on the border of the Transcarpathian and Lviv regions.

Появилось видео сбития российской ракеты на границе Закарпатской и Львовской областейVideo of Russian missile shot down on border of Zakarpattia and Lviv regions appears

Later he added that two Russian missiles flew into the territory of Transcarpathia and both were shot down within the region.

At 9:33,  the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Lysak reported that a person had died as a result of Russian shelling of the region.

At 9:23, journalist Vitaliy Glagola reported on his Telegram channel that an enemy missile had been destroyed over the territory of the Zakarpattia region. “For security reasons, I am not disclosing the location of the missile’s downing,” he wrote.

In addition, the Polish Army Operational Command in the south-eastern part of the country raised its air force due to the threat of Russian missile attack.

As of 9:18,  about 5-6 missiles remain in the air. And the Air Force added that the attack by enemy UAVs is also continuing. 

At 9:09 a.m. powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv and Lviv.

At 9:05, Lutsk Mayor Igor Polischuk reported that an infrastructure facility was damaged in Lutsk. One person is currently known to have died. 

At 9:03 the Air Force reported the takeoff of an enemy MiG-31K from the Savasleyka airfield. Let us recall that they are carriers of the Kinzhals.

At 9:00, the head of the Lviv OVA, Maksym Kozitsky, reported that a missile was approaching Lviv.

At 8.58, the capital’s mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported that there were power outages in several areas of the city. According to experts, this is due to problems with the all-Ukrainian power grid.

At the same time, the head of the Cherkasy OVA Igor Taburets reported that “on the command of the NEC “Ukrenergo”, emergency power outages were applied in the region from 8:45. The measures taken are aimed at preserving the energy system of Ukraine.”

At 8:51 it became known that air defense was operating in the Ternopil region, and explosions thundered in Rivne and Zhitomir.

At 8:48, the mayor of Lutsk reported the arrival. According to him, a multi-story residential building was hit. It was damaged. He has not yet provided more details. And local publics added that two more missiles are flying towards the city from the south.

In addition, missiles are flying towards Stryi and Zolochiv in Lviv Oblast, said the head of the regional administration, Maksym Kozitsky.

At 8:44, the head of the Zaporizhzhya OVA, Ivan Fedorov, confirmed the information about explosions in the region. 

At 8:38 the Air Force reported that some of the missiles from the Khmelnytsky region were flying towards the Chernivtsi region.

At 8:26 it became known about explosions in the Chernihiv region. In addition, air defense is working in Kiev on the ballistics of the Russians.

At 8:05, Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov reported explosions in the city. “Sounds of explosions are heard in Kharkiv. Be careful!” he wrote.

And the head of the Poltava OVA, Filipp Pronin , reported on the arrival. “The enemy hit an industrial facility in Poltava region. Five people were injured,” he wrote.

Let us recall that enemy “shahids” continue to maneuver over Ukraine.

As of this hour, 11 Russian Tu-95MS bombers were at launch sites in the Caspian Sea.

“Calibers” at sea.

“Shahids” in the sky.

MiG-31K in the sky.

As reported by the Navy, in the morning 4 enemy ships were deployed into the Black Sea, which are carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total salvo of up to 28 missiles.

At the same time, according to the Air Force, enemy UAVs have been flying in a number of Ukrainian regions since the night. In particular, these are the Volyn, Kyiv, Zhitomir, Vinnytsia, Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Nikolaev, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkov regions.

“Several groups of enemy UAVs from the Black Sea area in the south direction,” the Air Force added.

Also early in the morning, 6 Tu-22M3 aircraft took off from Shaykovka in the Kaluga Region. “There are 6 Tu-22M3 aircraft in the air!” the Air Force confirmed.

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