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Kyiv was assaulted early on Monday by Russian-launched “kamikaze drones,” according to the Ukrainian presidency, which described the attacks as a desperate act nearly eight months into a war that has already taken thousands of lives.
Prior to the first explosion, which happened at approximately 6:35 am (03:35), air raid sirens began to ring in Kyiv, followed by sirens throughout most of the rest of the country.
The chief of staff for the president, Andriy Yermak, claimed on social media that “kamikaze drones” had assaulted the city.
It reveals the Russians’ desperation, he continued, even though they believe it would assist them.
“As soon as possible, we require more air defence systems. Fortifying the sky with more weaponry while destroying the opposition
Exact one week has passed since Russia launched a devastating missile attack on the Ukrainian capital and other cities.
The drone attack, according to Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, started a fire and destroyed a number of buildings in the neighborhood’s central Shevchenkivsky, and he advised inhabitants to seek refuge.
The fire departments are at work. There were damages to several houses. He stated on Telegram that medics were on the scene.
The information of the casualties is being clarified,
The kamikaze drones are loitering weapons that may hover while waiting for a target to attack. The mayor also shared an image of what he claimed to be the burned remains of one of these drones.
Drones from Iran
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, claimed last week that Iranian drones were employed in Russian strikes on energy infrastructure in a number of Ukrainian cities, despite Tehran’s denials that it provided Russia with weaponry for the conflict.
The largest wave of strikes in months occurred on October 10 when Russian missiles descended on Kyiv and other towns.
At least 19 individuals were murdered in the attacks, along with 105 additional people who were hurt.
On October 11, Moscow conducted additional strikes, albeit on a lower scale, targeting energy facilities in western Ukraine, some distance from the front.
The explosion that damaged a crucial bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean peninsula that Moscow has annexed, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, prompted the strikes.
Putin had expressed pleasure on Friday and stated that “for now,” no additional significant strikes on Ukraine were required.
The Russian president also insisted that despite a spate of humiliating losses, Moscow was “doing everything right” throughout its close to eight-month invasion of Ukraine.
Kherson, the largest city in the same-named region immediately north of Crimea, has been inching closer and closer as Kiev’s forces advance into southern Ukraine.
Kherson is one of the four Ukrainian areas that Moscow recently claimed to have annexed, and Kherson was the first significant city to fall once the Kremlin began its invasion.
In response to “Russia’s horrific missile strikes on civilians across Ukraine,” Washington said on Friday that it will be providing Kyiv with further military aid.
Additional ammunition for the Himars rocket systems, which Ukraine has employed to wreak havoc on Russian targets, was included in the latest $725 million package.
Since the Russian incursion on February 24 the amount of US military aid to Ukraine has increased to $17.6 billion.
