Russia has launched the biggest offensive since the beginning of the war on Ukrainian lands in the early hours of Monday, using drones and missiles to do so. Fifteen of the 24 Ukrainian regions, according to the Kiev authorities, have been attacked by Russia and their energy infrastructures have been destroyed by the police. Ukrainian official sources have reported that the supply of water and electricity has been disrupted in several regions of the Arab country. The attack has caused at least five deaths and injuries of various kinds, although no figures have been given. The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, said: “It’s been one of the biggest attacks, a combined attack. More than a hundred missiles of different kinds and about a hundred Shahed drones.”

Last week, the US Embassy in Ukraine, through secret service reports, warned that Russia was planning a massive attack on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day. The attack takes place two days after the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of independence, which took place last Saturday, and which took place on Monday.

The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed the attack in a statement issued this Monday afternoon: “The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have launched a massive air and sea attack, using high-precision, long-range weaponry and unmanned aerial vehicles, against critical installations of the energy infrastructure that ensure the functioning of the Ukrainian military industrial structure.”

The attack, which targeted the energy infrastructure, caused widespread blackouts in some parts of the Ukrainian geography of the area. In this attack, Ukraine has lost a significant part of its power generation capacity and will have a fair time to repair or replace damaged infrastructure and equipment before low temperatures arrive.

The two sides are conducting attacks

In a media hearing following the attacks, Zelenski has asked the Western Allied countries to allow attacks within Russia with far-reaching weapons. He believes that they need it in order to avoid attacks such as that on Monday, which are taking place in Barcelona.

In recent months, Ukraine ' s attacks on Russian military infrastructure and, for example, on oil refineries have become commonplace. Since Monday, Ukraine has attacked with drones the city of the same name of the Russian region of Saratov and Engels, according to Moscow. The Russian offensive comes at a time when Ukraine is increasingly conquering land in Kursk, where pro-Russian rebels have attacked.

The two sides are being attacked. Russia stated last week that it would not be appropriate to start negotiating with Ukraine as long as the Kursk offensive continues. India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, told Zelenski last week to try to negotiate a solution with Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin.