Late Sunday evening, Iuliia Mendel, a spokeswoman for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, announced that Russians are expected to carry out a “large-scale” attack across multiple Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv.
Mendel posted a video of air sirens going off, alerting Ukrainians about the “possibility of another large-scale russian attack.”
“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,” Mendel wrote on Twitter.
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.
🚨BREAKING: 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.
Launch Commands are still being… pic.twitter.com/BC5CoKJLbL
— 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: Air raid sirens started in Kharkiv, likely due to Kh-555/Kh-101 cruise missile launched by Russian Strategic bombers near the Caspian Sea.
Air raid sirens also sounding in Mykolaiv and Odessa oblasts due to likely Kalibr cruise missile launches from Russian Black… pic.twitter.com/goMWqRwH5F
— 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…
