Zelensky: Russians launch nearly 300 drones and 25 missiles at Ukraine overnight, main target is energy sector

He stated this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Almost 300 attack drones, most of them 'shaheds,' along with 18 ballistic and 7 cruise missiles, were launched by the Russians against Ukraine last night. Once again, the main target of the strike was our energy – generation facilities and substations. Sadly, there has been extensive destruction of residential and civilian infrastructure. Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions came under attack," Zelensky said.

According to him, the Russians struck a postal terminal in Korotych, Kharkiv region, with missiles "With no military purpose whatsoever," killing four people. The President expressed condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.

The situation is also difficult in the Kyiv region, he said, where several hundred thousand families are currently without electricity. All emergency services are working on site, and resilience centers have been deployed.

Against the backdrop of another strike, Zelensky once again urged partners not to stop supporting Ukraine, in particular with missiles for air defense systems.

"The world can respond to this Russian terror with new assistance packages for Ukraine. We expect the acceleration of deliveries already agreed with America and Europe. Russia must come to learn that cold will not help it win the war," he stressed.

As Ukrinform reported, overnight Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized two Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles, five Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 240 UAVs.

On the night of January 13, as a result of a Russian missile strike on the Nova Poshta Kharkiv Innovation Terminal, the cargo terminal was almost completely destroyed and the postal terminal partially destroyed. Four employees were killed: two sorting center workers and two drivers of a partner logistics company.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine