AFP
Russia fired practically three dozen drones at Kyiv early on Sunday, with blasts ringing out throughout the Ukrainian capital and the encircling area for round two hours and particles falling throughout a number of metropolis districts, Ukrainian officers mentioned.
Ukraine’s air pressure mentioned the army destroyed 26 out of 33 drones launched by Russia, all of which focused Kyiv and the area round it.
Reuters witnesses heard not less than 5 explosions throughout Kyiv, the place the nighttime sky was illuminated by blasts from air defences participating the targets.
Fragments from downed drones fell on 5 completely different districts, mentioned Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the town’s army administration. Klitschko mentioned one individual had been injured.
The state emergency service later reported that particles had fallen in three districts however that there was no severe harm.
Kyiv area Governor Ruslan Kravchenko wrote on Facebook that an unspecified infrastructure facility and eight homes had been broken on account of the in a single day strikes.
There was no speedy remark from Russia in regards to the assaults. Moscow has performed common air strikes on Ukrainian inhabitants centres removed from the jap and southern entrance traces of its 18-month-old invasion.
A Russian assault killed 17 folks on Wednesday within the jap metropolis of Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian officers mentioned.
