Shell hit in Lviv Oblast during air alert, Kyiv is gradually restoring electric transport: last night's highlights

Resumption of electric transport routes

On February 16, 31 trolleybus and 13 tram routes will resume operation in the capital. In total, 186 trolleybuses and 157 trams will be operating.

Shell hitting in Lviv Oblast

According to the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, a critical infrastructure facility was hit in Lviv Oblast during the air alert that was announced across Ukraine on the night of February 16.

According to him, there were no injuries or casualties as a result of the hit. The fire was extinguished. He will provide details later.

Also, during the alert announced at night, the head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Lunin, reported at 03:02 about the work of air defense in the region. It should be noted that the sounds of explosions were reported by the mayor of Kremenchuk, Vitalii Maletskyi. He wrote about it in his Telegram.

Briefly about other news:

• The American magazine Time published on its cover a photo of Olha Meniailo from the basement of the local school in the village of Yahidne, Chernihiv Oblast, where the Russian occupiers forcibly held more than 360 people for almost a month;
• Russia has lost about 50% of its pre-war fleet of modern T-72B3 and T-72B3M tanks in the war against Ukraine. This forces Russia to use old tanks from warehouses, according to the introduction to the report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies;
• The court found a resident of Luhansk Oblast guilty of encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine and collaboration: she participated in the organization of a pseudo-referendum. She was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison;
• Ukrenergo did not impose any restrictions on electricity consumption on February 16. At the same time, stabilization blackouts continue to be in effect in Odesa Oblast due to network restrictions, DTEK reported.