By Matthew Roscoe • Updated: 05 Dec 2022 • 14:17
Following news that an airbase in Russia was reportedly attacked by a drone strike on December 5, Russia allegedly launched a counter-attack with several major Ukrainian cities ringing out air raid sirens.
Prominent Twitter account @Flash_news_ua wrote: “In all regions of Ukraine, except for the temporarily occupied Crimea, an air alert sounds.”
⚡️In all regions of Ukraine, except for the temporarily occupied Crimea, an air alert sounds. Follow to the nearest shelter immediately. 👉Follow@Flash_news_ua pic.twitter.com/LJgmWS306g — FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) December 5, 2022
⚡️In all regions of Ukraine, except for the temporarily occupied Crimea, an air alert sounds.
Follow to the nearest shelter immediately.
👉Follow@Flash_news_ua pic.twitter.com/LJgmWS306g
— FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) December 5, 2022
The Governor of Odesa Oblast asked residents of the region not to ignore the alarm and immediately take shelter because “the enemy [had] launched rockets.”
"Attention! The enemy launched rockets. I ask the residents of the region not to ignore the alarm and immediately take shelter!" – Governor of Odesa oblast pic.twitter.com/AUeh6url46 — Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) December 5, 2022
"Attention! The enemy launched rockets. I ask the residents of the region not to ignore the alarm and immediately take shelter!" – Governor of Odesa oblast pic.twitter.com/AUeh6url46
— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) December 5, 2022
While the Governor of Vinnytsia Oblast said that “There are a lot of missiles in the sky over Ukraine.”
"There are a lot of missiles in the sky over Ukraine" – Governor of Vinnytsia oblast pic.twitter.com/nDYAS7PBvm — Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) December 5, 2022
"There are a lot of missiles in the sky over Ukraine" – Governor of Vinnytsia oblast pic.twitter.com/nDYAS7PBvm
Visegrad24 shared video footage of Ukrainians taking cover in the Kyiv Metro System right now “as a massive Russian missile strike against large parts of the country is underway.”
Ukrainians taking cover in the Kyiv Metro System right now as a massive Russian missile strike against large parts of the country is underway. ATACMS for Ukraine now! pic.twitter.com/7Z4bX0shNM — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 5, 2022
Ukrainians taking cover in the Kyiv Metro System right now as a massive Russian missile strike against large parts of the country is underway.
ATACMS for Ukraine now! pic.twitter.com/7Z4bX0shNM
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 5, 2022
More to follow…
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