Russia fires 69 cruise missiles in its eighth mass strike on the grid; a missile falls in Belarus
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Commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said Russia fired 69 cruise missiles on 29 December and 54 were shot down. Kyiv's mayor said 40 percent of the capital's households lost power and Lviv's mayor said 90 percent of that city was cut off; at least three people were injured in Kyiv. The same day Belarus's defence ministry said its air defences downed a Ukrainian S-300 missile over Brest oblast, with no casualties.
- When
- 29 December 2022
- Where
- Ukraine, Ukraine
- What
- energy infrastructure attack, energy grid
- Acting party
- Ministry of Defence of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Ukrainian officials blamed Russia.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary
Sources
- Origin of the claim Kyiv Independent
- Origin of the claim Newsweek
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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