The Ukrainian industrial city of Kryvyi Rih was hit by Russian cruise missiles on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian sources. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that a hydroelectric plant on the Ingulets River had been damaged. He spoke of an attempt to flood his hometown. Unverified videos showed that the water level in Ingulez was rising rapidly.
“All the occupiers can do is sow panic, create an emergency, leave people without light, heat, water or food,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. “Can this break us? No way.”
Damaged hydrotechnical systems
The hydrotechnical facilities were seriously damaged by the “massive rocket attack”, said Valentin Resnichenko, head of the administration of the Dnipropetrovsk region. The water supply had failed in some parts of the city.
Resnichenko spoke of seven Ch-22 cruise missiles fired from a distance by Russian fighter jets. Transport infrastructure was also attacked. Initially, there was no information about the victims. In the presidential office in Kyiv, there was talk of eight missiles. Deputy Chief Kyrylo Tymoshenko spoke of an act of terrorism because critical infrastructure was hit. (apa)