On the eve of Christmas in the temporarily occupied cities of the Zaporozhye region it was “holiday-like” loud.
In temporarily occupied Mariupol on the evening of Sunday, December 24, loud explosions were heard. Adviser to the mayor of the city Pyotr Andryushchenko announced this in his Telegram channel.
“Mariupol. Loud in all districts of the city. There was an attempt to hide it under fireworks. There was air defense. And we are finding out the details of Bavovna’s Holidays,” the official wrote.
In turn, the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, said that three powerful explosions occurred in Tokmak.
“Tokmak welcomes Christmas Eve. The whole city heard three loud explosions. The occupiers again report that all the missiles were “destroyed.” They just don’t specify whether it was equipment or ammunition,” Fedorov noted.
Russian attacks on Ukraine – latest news
The day before, the Russian occupiers launched ballistic missiles from Crimea. Representative of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat spoke about this. According to him, missiles were launched from the territory of the temporarily occupied peninsula in the direction of Kropyvnytskyi. At the same time, the launched missiles “did not reach their targets.”
Also the day before, reported about a massive Russian strike on Kherson. There is a fatality as a result of the attack. In addition, seven people were injured, including a 15-year-old child. At the same time, the occupiers hit the critical infrastructure of the city, which led to a breakthrough in gas networks. There was a fire. One of the medical facilities was also under fire.
