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JUST IN: Russia Launches Large Scale Missile Attack, Emergency Air Raid Warning Issued Across Ukraine
Around 4 am. Sirens in Kyiv and in many regions of Ukraine. Authorities ask not to ignore the alert because of possibility of another large-scale russian attack. #StopRussiaNow #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/wOHkRfPMhc
— Iuliia Mendel (@IuliiaMendel) May 1, 2023
Other social media users have reported Ukraine is preparing for a large-scale Russian missile attack. “A massive barrage of cruise & hypersonic missiles, one of the largest since the war broke out, is incoming from Russia towards Ukraine The missiles are expected to reach their targets imminently. Air sirens should start any minute,” Mario Nawfal posted on Twitter.
Air Raid Alerts are beginning across Ukraine. Anyone in the locations below should get to shelter immediately. pic.twitter.com/NNPCCwsIcR
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 1, 2023
Nawfal told his nearly 450,ooo followers that this missile attack could include over 120 individual missiles.
LIVE UPDATES: More updates on the large barrage of missiles, one of the largest yet, heading from Russia to Ukraine:
1. Unconfirmed reports of more than 120 missiles
2. Reports that a US aircraft is.monitoring the situation
3. Air raid sirens started sounding in Kyiv 3 minutes…— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 1, 2023
Strong explosions in Pavlograd as Russian missile barrage begins to each targets.
Ukrainian sources say it was 38 old ballistic missiles (SS-24) with 1,800 tons of rocket fuel. They were stored at the Pavlohrad Chemical Plant. They were not decommissioned due to lack of funds.… pic.twitter.com/h1L4kDHDKL
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 1, 2023
The air raid eventually expanded to include the entirety of Ukraine, Insider Paper reported.
BREAKING: Air raid alert issued for the entire Ukraine pic.twitter.com/cOdnMTYJX5
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) May 1, 2023
This story is developing. Stay tuned for any updates…
