Waves of explosives-laden kamikaze drones attacked the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Monday, setting fire to buildings and making a hole in one.. Many people have sought safety in shelters and some have tried to shoot down drones, the Associated Press reports.
The concentrated use of drones e the second major such attack in several weeks – after months in which air strikes in Kiev have become rare. The attack again sent shockwaves among the locals as explosions echoed throughout the city. Power plants have been hit and a drone crashed into an apartment building, killing four people, authorities said.
The drones appear to include Iranian Shahed-136 UAVs. Soldiers in the city tried to destroy them by shooting at them with various weapons.
Previous Russian air strikes against Kiev have mostly been with missiles. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said so Monday’s attack It came in successive waves of 28 drones – what many fear could become commonplace as Russia tries to avoid running out of supplies of long-range precision missiles.
There have been air strikes across the country. Three people were killed and nine people were injured in the Romensky district of the Sumy region after the Russian army bombings.
UNIAN writes about a series of explosions in Vinnytsia Oblast. The authorities confirmed the strike on a critical infrastructure structure. No casualties or injuries were reported.
There have also been air strikes in the Khmelnytskyi region, the governor urged all residents to take refuge.
Oleksiy Arestovich, advisor to the chief of staff of the President of Ukraine, said the air defenses shot down three cruise missiles aimed at Kiev.