Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone strike against Ukraine since the start of its large-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital, military officials said.
“kyiv was the main target,” Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his Telegram channel.
In total, Russia launched about 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones against Ukraine, of which 71 were destroyed by air defense, Ukraine’s armed forces said.
The attack was “the most massive drone airstrike on Kiev,” said Serhii Popko, head of the Kiev city administration, noting that air defense shot down more than 60 air targets over the capital throughout the morning.
The assault on kyiv began at 4 a.m. local time, continued in waves for more than six hours and caused power outages to 77 residential buildings and 120 institutions, according to Popko.
In total, Russia launched about 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones against Ukraine, of which 71 were destroyed by air defense, Ukraine’s armed forces said. REUTERS The assault on kyiv began at 4 a.m. local time and continued in waves for more than six hours, causing power outages to 77 residential buildings and 120 institutions.REUTERS
At least five civilians were injured in the hours-long drone attack in kyiv, in which several buildings were damaged, including a kindergarten.
Among the injured was an 11-year-old boy, according to kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
“Our soldiers shot down most of the drones. Unfortunately, not all,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram. “But we continue to work to strengthen our air defense and shoot down more,” he said.
At least five civilians were injured in the hours-long drone attack in Kiev, in which several buildings were damaged, including a kindergarten.AP A woman removes shards of glass from a broken window of a damaged residential building after the November 25 drone attack. , 2023. UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE / AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife attend a ceremony for Holodomor victims in Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday. November 25, 2023. AP
In addition to kyiv, the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions were also attacked.
The attack took place on the morning of Holodomor Memorial Day, which commemorates the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine that killed millions of Ukrainians between 1932 and 1933, and is marked on the fourth Saturday in November.
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