{"id":237474,"date":"2023-03-09T22:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T20:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/jour-379"},"modified":"2023-03-10T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T08:08:11","slug":"jour-379","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/jour-379","title":{"rendered":"Day 379: Russia launches another major missile strike on Ukraine, prepares to stage provocation on Belarus border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here\u2019s what\u2019s key on day 379 of Ukraine\u2019s resistance. Russia launched another massive missile strike on Ukraine, targeting 10 regions. Ukraine\u2019s intelligence warns of a large-scale provocation at Belarus-Ukraine border that Russia prepares to stage on March 11. Poland and Slovakia claim ready to send MiG-29s to Ukraine as part of coalition. Here’s a breakdown of where things stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia unleashes fresh strike on Ukraine\u2019s energy system<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On the night of March 8 into March 9, Russia launched another massive missile strike on Ukraine, using missiles of various types and Shahed drones. Explosions rocked a number of cities across the country, including Kyiv, as some of the missiles hit targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An air raid alert was declared in Kyiv at around 1 a.m. and spread across the country. It lasted almost seven hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia unleashed attacks on Kyiv and 10 regions, including Dnipropetrovska, Zhytomyr, Kirovohradska, Kharkiv, Sumy, Vinnytsya, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia regions, President Zelenskyi said. The attacks targeted energy facilities, Ukraine\u2019s Energy Ministry said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia fired eight Shahed drones and 81 missiles at Ukraine, including Kinzhal ballistic missiles and S-300 anti-aircraft missiles. Ukraine\u2019s defense forces destroyed 34 of 48 cruise missiles of the Kh-101\/Kh-555 and Kalibr types, and shot down four of eight Shahed-136\/131 drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strike hit an infrastructure facility in Kyiv\u2019s Holosiyivskyi district. In Svyatoshynskyi district, missile debris fell in a residential area, injuring three. In the city of Zolochiv, in Lviv region, a missile hit private houses, killing five people.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strikes caused major power outages in Kharkiv, Odesa, and Zhytomyr. Emergency power shutdowns were applied in these three regions, Ukraine\u2019s national energy company Ukrenergo said. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was connected back to the power grid by midday Thursday. The station was de-energized and went into blackout mode. The shutdown created a serious risk of a nuclear incident as the emergency diesel generators have enough fuel to power the plant for 10 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commenting on Russia\u2019s attack, Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said: \u201cRussia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, leading to loss of lives and damaging civilian infrastructure. No military objective, just Russian barbarism. The day will come when Putin and his associates are held accountable by a Special Tribunal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n