On Sunday morning, several drones were shot down over kyiv, spokespersons for the Ukrainian authorities said.
No one was reported killed in these attacks.
It is BBC who writes about what are believed to be Russian drones that were shot down by the city’s air defense systems.
According to the British National Broadcasting Company, at least ten explosions were heard in the capital. The burglar alarm once again signaled that people needed to get to safety.
The head of Kiev’s military administration, Sergij Popko, said debris from the drones caused a fire in a house, but it was put out. Cars and the suspensions of the city’s trolleybuses were also damaged.
SHOT DOWN: Flames and explosions were seen in Podilskyj and Sviatoshynskyj after the Russian drones were shot down. Photo: Reuters
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Multiple attacks in a short time
Sunday’s drone attack joins a series of similar attacks in recent times.
This time again, kyiv’s air defense system proved effective against Russian drones and missiles.
On Sunday morning, Popko said around 20 Iranian-made Shahed drones had been shot down. According to the military high command, the drones should have flown towards kyiv in groups, from several directions.
Ukrainian authorities have previously stated that they have very good effect American and German air defense systems deployed in several locations across the country.
Norway also donated anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine. These are NASAMS and Mistral types.
– Air defense is crucial to Ukraine’s ability to protect both the civilian population, infrastructure and front-line military units against all types of Russian air attacks, the government wrote in a press release in August.
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Russia claims to have shot down drones
As Ukraine reports a new drone attack, the Russian Defense Ministry says it has shot down eight Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea near the Crimean peninsula, occupied by Russia since 2014.
Recently, Ukrainian drones flew over Russian territory, even in the Moscow region. Recently, a Russian air base in Pskov was attacked.
Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed that they were behind the attacks.
In addition to shooting down drones over the sea, Russian authorities say they destroyed three Ukrainian military ships heading to the Crimean peninsula.
The BBC writes that it has not been able to confirm the information, which comes days after Russia said it had destroyed four similar ships.
