The alert was in effect for the entire country.
Air Defense System
Russia launched another massive air attack against Ukraine on the morning of Wednesday, January 15. The Air Force warned of a missile threat at about 5:53 a.m.
As of 8 a.m., the alert was in effect for all of Ukraine, the all-clear began at about 8:15 a.m. Judging by the Air Force reports, the enemy used different types of missiles, in particular cruise and ballistic.
The Russians sent a large number of missiles to the western regions of Ukraine. In particular, the military noted the danger for Stryi, Lviv, Kolomyia. However, there was also a threat to other regions, including Sumy, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv and Kharkiv regions.
Preventive power outages were used in connection with the attack in Ukraine. Ukrenergo reported that emergency power outages were reported in Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions.
- During 2024, Russia carried out 13 massive attacks against the Ukrainian energy sector. The destruction was much more serious than after attacks in previous years.