Russia launched a massive offensive against Ukraine, launching “470 drones and 48 missiles” overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared visuals of the aftermath on Wednesday with rescue operations on and authorities attempting to put off the blaze in affected areas.At least nine people have killed and dozens wounded in the attack, the president said, adding that several people were trapped in the rubbles.“Across many of our regions, work is underway to address the aftermath of Russia’s attack. It is confirmed that Russia launched more than 470 attack drones and 48 missiles of various types against Ukraine overnight – one ballistic and the rest cruise missiles,” Zelenskyy said.“In Ternopil, residential nine-story buildings were hit, causing fires. Unfortunately, there is significant destruction, and there may be people trapped under the rubble. All necessary emergency services are on the ground, trying to save every life. As of now, dozens of people have been injured and, sadly, 9 people have been killed. My condolences to their families,” he said.“There was also a massive strike, beginning already in the evening, against our Kharkiv. Dozens of people have been wounded in the city, including children. Energy facilities, transport, and civilian infrastructure have been damaged. Our energy infrastructure in the Ivano-Frankivsk region was attacked as well. Three people were wounded, including two children. In the Lviv region, critical infrastructure and energy facilities were targeted. A person was injured in the Donetsk region. Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, and Dnipro regions also came under attack,” he added.This comes a day after Zelenskyy announced that he would visit Turkey this week to try to revive peace negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year-old invasion. Turkey previously hosted limited talks between the two countries, with the only notable progress being a prisoner exchange, and broader international efforts led by the US have so far failed to produce a breakthrough.
