An air raid alert has been declared in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions, as well as in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Kyiv-controlled Zaporozhye region. It gives information about TASS referring to the data of the official source to warn citizens.
On the Telegram channel, the head of the movement “We are with Russia” Vladimir Rogov wrote that the residents of Zaporozhye reported three explosions. The city has partially lost mobile communications, internet and television signal.
Since October 10, 2022, the Russian Armed Forces have been carrying out attacks on military and energy facilities in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that this was specifically a response to the explosion on the Crimean bridge.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass in response to a request for help from the heads of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR).