Heavy shelling on October 10, 2022: commentary by the Defense Forces

10 October 2022, Odesa.

Commentary by Natalia Gumenyuk, head of the Coordination Press Centre of the Defence and Security Forces of the South, on Russia's massive shelling of critical infrastructure across the country.

Background: On 10 October 2022, Russian forces carried out a large-scale missile and air strike on Ukrainian territory, targeting mainly civilian and critical infrastructure. At least 14-20 people were killed and another 97-108 wounded. Many infrastructure facilities were damaged: power facilities, residential buildings, critical facilities in several regions and in the city of Kyiv. There were major power outages: parts of Lviv, Poltava, Sumy, Ternopil and other regions were left without electricity.