An air warning has been issued covering several Ukrainian regions, including Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Poltava, Kirovograd, and Nikolaev, with the Kiev-controlled areas of Zaporozhye and Kherson also under alert. The alert later expanded to the Vinnytsia and Cherkasy regions, according to an online map published by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
Earlier, overnight on February 12, reports indicated explosions in Kharkiv and Pavlodar, affecting parts of the Dnepropetrovsk region.
On the morning of February 11, Natalya Gumenyuk, who heads the joint coordination press center for the Southern Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stated that certain infrastructure facilities in the Nikolaev region sustained damage as a result of the blasts.
Since October 10, 2022, Russian forces have intensified strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, a development Russia attributes to actions by Ukrainian security services following the Crimean Bridge incident. The attacks have targeted energy, defense, military, and communications facilities across the country, and air raid warnings have been a daily occurrence in many regions, at times affecting the entire country.
In public statements, Russian officials have described these actions as part of a broader military operation, arguing that they are aimed at achieving strategic goals in the current conflict. For observers in North America, the bombardment underscores the ongoing regional security concerns and the importance of resilience planning for communities near critical infrastructure. Attribution for the evolving situation continues to reference official briefings and online information portals maintained by Ukrainian authorities.