– A missile is heading towards Chernihiv, they write on Telegram just before 03:00.
– The course is south-west, a threat to the Kyiv region”, comes shortly afterwards.
– A rocket in the Kharkiv region in the direction of Poltava, they write at 03.40.
– Lviv, seek cover! they write at 04.32.
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The Ukrainian air force’s Telegram account was peppered with warnings of incoming attacks in the morning hours on Saturday.
The state-run Russian news agency Ria also reports on Russian attacks against Ukraine, and writes that there have been explosions in the city of Stry ii in the Lviv region.
Explosions have also been reported in several places. The news agency Reuters has published images from a hospital in Kharkiv, where people sought refuge during an attack in the morning hours. Outside the hospital building is a large crater.
Poland: – New wave of airstrikes
The Polish defense states that they have implemented several measures as a result of the attacks early on Saturday morning.
– Due to the start of a new wave of long-range airstrikes from Russia against facilities inside Ukraine, Polish and allied aircraft have been activated, they write on X.
– All the necessary procedures to ensure the safety of our airspace have been initiated, they add.
Feared offensive – evacuated hospitals
The authorities in Ukraine have said in recent days that the Russians have stepped up attacks against the railways in the country to prevent military supplies and movements ahead of a Russian offensive.
– These are normal steps to take before an offensive, says a source in the Ukrainian security apparatus to the AFP news agency, quoted by NTB.
On Friday, orders were given to evacuate two hospitals in the capital Kyiv, writes NTB.
– This is linked to a video that is spreading quickly on the internet, in which an attack against these health institutions is predicted, said the local authorities.
One of the hospitals that was evacuated is a children’s hospital in the north of the city.
– We are doing everything we can to protect children, their parents, adult patients and employees from a possible attack on these medical facilities, Mayor Vitalij Klitschko writes on Telegram.
Ukrainian attack on oil refineries
There have also been reports of a Ukrainian attack in Russia on the night of Saturday.
Governor Veniamin Kondratyev of Krasnodar Krai writes on Telegram that they have shot down over ten Ukrainian drones, and that fire crews are working to put down flames in several places.
– They tried to attack oil refineries and infrastructure, he writes.
No one was injured in the attack, according to the governor.
