All-clear sounded throughout Ukraine

As of 12:30, the all-clear signals have been sounded throughout Ukraine.

Source: alerts.in.ua map

Details: The morning of December 16 began with an air-raid siren throughout the entire territory of Ukraine, except for the occupied Luhansk Oblast and Crimea.

The air-raid siren lasted for four hours (starting from 08:30 until 12:30). 

According to Ukrainska Pravda sources, Russia launched a new massive strike on the territory of Ukraine on the morning of 16 December, firing over 70 missiles. 40 of them flew near Kyiv; 37 of these have been struck down by Ukrainian air defence. 

Power facilities in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr Oblast and Kyiv have been damaged after the massive missile strike. 

A Russian missile has struck a residential building in Kryvyi Rih, killing two people. The building's entrance was destroyed. 

Why is it important: Since 10 October, Russia has been landing large-scale missile attacks on Ukraine. Many missiles fired by Russian terrorists have hit infrastructure targets; other missiles and drones have hit civilian buildings. 

By doing so, Russia is trying to "persuade" Ukraine into "negotiations". Ukraine rejects these attempts of blackmail.

Apart from 24 February, Russians launched large-scale missile attacks on Ukraine on 10 October, 18 October, 31 October, 15 November, 23 November, 5 December and 16 December.

Background: 

• Russia has been waging a full-scale war against Ukraine for almost 10 months, with the fierce military action starting from 24 February.
• Russian missiles are levelling Ukrainian cities, civilian infrastructure and power facilities. Putin's administration claims that this way, they are "inclining" Ukraine to start peace negotiations. 
• Putinist Russia has killed and murdered dozens of thousands of Ukrainians and banned protests and broadcasting of opposition media in its own country, but the Russian dictator still labels the Ukrainian government as 'a Nazi regime '.

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