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Ukraine Air Force: Russia fires drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kiev and other cities

The shelling comes a day after the Russian military said it had intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones targeting several Russian regions, in one of the biggest attacks of the war

Sep 2, 2024 09:20 233

Ukraine Air Force: Russia fires drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kiev and other cities  - 1

Russia has fired drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kiev and possibly other cities in Ukraine, Ukraine's air force said this morning, the Associated Press reported, citing from BTA.

Several series of explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of the day, prompting residents to take shelter in bomb shelters. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said emergency services had been called to the city's Golosiiv and Solomian districts. One person was reported injured by falling debris in the Shevchenko district, Klitschko said.

„There will be an answer for everything. The enemy will feel it,”, wrote the head of the presidential office Andriy Yermak on his page in "Telegram". after the attack.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia fired several groups of cruise missiles, accompanied by the launch of ballistic missiles, and several drones aimed at Kiev.

According to the Ukrainian media, an explosion also occurred in Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine.

The shelling comes a day after the Russian military said it had intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones targeting several Russian regions in one of the biggest attacks of the two-and-a-half-year-old war.< /p>