Fires started in Kyiv after a salvo of Russian missiles
After a fairly long break, Russia has resumed massive missile attacks on Ukraine.
Thus, tonight the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the strategic aviation aircraft of the Aerospace Forces launched missiles from the Caspian direction, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
At the same time, it was indicated that the missiles, having entered Ukrainian-controlled airspace, constantly changed course.
After four in the morning, explosions began to sound in the Ukrainian capital.
Starting at five in the morning, the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko published a series of short posts on his tg channel.
“Explosions in the city. Air defense is working. Stay in cover! In the Svyatoshinsky district, rocket debris fell on the premises of a kindergarten. Cars are burning in the Shevchenko district. Emergency services are being sent to the scene.
In the Podolsk region, rocket debris fell on the territory of one of the enterprises. Emergency services are being sent to the scene. In the Svyatoshinsky district, debris fell on a residential building. Services follow. An apartment in a residential building is on fire in the Shevchenko district. In the Podolsk region, rocket debris fell on the territory of another enterprise,” the mayor wrote.
According to him, in the Shevchenko district, cars are burning in a parking lot, and in the Podolsk district, as a result of falling rocket debris, a fire occurred in a transformer substation and a two-story non-residential building.
“After a pause of 44 days, the enemy launched another missile attack on Kyiv. The enemy used Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers and ballistic missiles from Russian territory. The air raid warning in the capital lasted about 3 hours. After complex maneuvers in adjacent areas, the missiles approached the capital simultaneously from different directions.
Air defense forces and means over Kiev and in the capital area hit about three dozen enemy missiles, including ballistic ones,” states the head of the Kyiv Military Administration, Sergei Popko, in his TG channel.
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