Russia Prepares New Strike on Kyiv, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk Regions

Russia has completed preparations for a massive combined missile strike on Ukraine, with the attack potentially occurring this weekend, according to the monitoring channel yeRadar. The strike is expected to target energy facilities and civilian areas. The warning lists Kyiv, Kyiv, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions as potential targets, including critical infrastructure, bridges over the Dnipro River in the capital, and logistics hubs. Analysts report the attack will combine ballistic and cruise missiles, threatening prolonged power and water outages. Ukrainian energy officials report a significant increase in attack intensity, with 78 strikes on energy infrastructure in the last three days compared to 11 in all of 2022. Russia now targets both generation and transmission networks, having recently damaged three thermal power plants.