Ukraine under missile attack on December 5. There were hits and casualties

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Natalia Myronova , Kira Ivanova

On Monday, December 5, 2022, Russia launched another barrage of missiles, which was estimated to consist of 80 missiles. One of the Russian missiles fired at Ukraine fell in Moldova near the city of Briceni, according to local media.

A Russian missile fell in Moldova on December 5, 2022. Photo: ziarulnational.md

Some districts in Odesa, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, and Kryvyi Rih are without power. In the Sumy Region, emergency outages have been introduced. Zaporizhzhia's water supply was partially disrupted. In Odesa, public transport was temporarily stopped.

In Odesa, Sumy, and Zhytomyr, the Internet is disrupted.

Yurii Ihnat, speaker of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that the attack would probably come in several waves. Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv regional administration, said there were supposedly three waves.

Starting at 4:08 p.m., all-clear signals were given in Ukrainian regions. has been watching the situation and updating the information.

According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, the energy system of the country commenced its work and remained integral after the missile attack. Energy facilities in the Kyiv, Vinnytsia, and Odesa regions were hit.

Explosions in the Kharkiv region on December 5

In the Kharkiv region, air defense forces made at least three successful launches. At 3:11 p.m., new explosions were reported.

Explosions in the Poltava region on December 5

Explosions were heard in the Poltava region. Dmytro Lunin, head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, confirmed the successful operation of the air defense. According to Suspilne, explosions were heard in Kremenchuk.

Explosions in the Dnipropetrovsk region on December 5

At 2:53 p.m., explosions in Kryvyi Rih were reported.

Explosions in Zaporizhzhia on December 5

According to Suspilne, explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia at 1:58 p.m.. Some of them came from enemy missiles that fell in the suburbs, while others were successful hits made by air defense.

A missile attack on the village of Novosoviivka in the Zaporizhzhia district, according to the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, damaged civilian private houses. Preliminary information suggested there were two people killed and three injured. In particular, a child aged 1 year and 10 months was wounded.

Missiles hit the Zaporizhzhia region. Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration

Explosions in the Cherkasy region on December 5

Locals reported hearing sounds resembling explosions in the Cherkasy region. The explosions were heard twice.

Explosions in the Vinnytsia region on December 5

Targets were hit by air defense over the Vinnytsia region. Local public channels on Telegram reported that two missiles were shot down. At 2:43 p.m., explosions in Vinnytsia were reported.

Explosions in Odesa on December 5

According to MP Oleksii Honcharenko, air defense forces shot down an enemy missile in the Odesa region. Explosions were heard in Odesa and the Odesa region. The media reported a massive explosion in Odesa at 2:26 p.m., followed by a severe fire. correspondents report blackouts. According to Suspilne, all pumping stations and backup lines were de-energized. The water supply was completely interrupted.

The Russian attack damaged two infrastructure facilities. One person was hospitalized.

Explosions in the Kyiv region on December 5

At least two explosions were heard in the Kyiv region. According to preliminary information, these were air defense launches. Oleksii Kuleba, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, reported an increased danger from missiles headed towards the region.

The work of the Kyiv subway system was limited.

Explosions in Kherson on December 5

At 3:01 p.m., explosions in Kherson were reported.

Earlier, the invaders fired around 100 missiles at Ukraine on November 15, 2022. This caused partial power outages in Zhytomyr, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and other cities.