The head of Mykolayiv OVA Vitaly Kim said that 17 Tu strategic bombers are in the air.

The message appeared in his Telegram on the morning of January 14.

"17 is in the air," he wrote succinctly.

Ihor Taburets, the head of the Cherkasy OVA, also said that a massive missile strike by the Russian army is possible: "We expect large-scale alarms from 12:00."