Russia assaults Kyiv with missile barrage, says Ukraine

Nazim Sheikh

World Courant

ISTANBUL

Russia launched a recent missile strike on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Monday, in line with native media.

Precise casualty numbers and injury stay unclear, in line with Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv Metropolis Administration of Emergency Providers, who mentioned dozens of missiles and an assault drone had been used within the strike.

“Preliminary, there’s a fireplace. The information on the injury and casualties are being clarified. Emergency providers models are on their approach to the scene,” state information company Ukrinform quoted Popko as saying.

“Russian troops launched one other missile assault on Kyiv. The strike was a mixed one — with cruise and ballistic missiles. The cruise missiles (doubtlessly Kh-101) have been most certainly launched round 3 a.m. from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Saratov area of the Russian Federation,” Popko added.

Noting that the cruise missiles approached town from the south after making “complicated maneuvers,” he mentioned that as they closed in, Russian forces “fired KN-24/Iskander-M ballistic missiles at Kyiv and its suburbs. To this was added one strike UAV.”

In accordance with Popko, Ukrainian air protection forces have been capable of destroy greater than a dozen cruise missiles, a couple of dozen ballistic missiles, and the assault drone within the airspace of the capital.

He mentioned particles from the missiles fell on town’s districts of Holosiivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Dniprovskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko mentioned medical groups have been analyzing a sufferer within the Shevchenkivskyi district. “We’ve got additionally referred to as medics to Sviatoshynskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts. All providers are on their manner,” he mentioned.

“Rocket fragments fell within the Sviatoshynskyi district. 4 automobiles are on fireplace. A non-residential constructing is on fireplace in Holosiivskyi district.

“In Sviatoshynskyi district, preliminary, the particles fell on a warehouse. The Shevchenkivskyi district can also be on fireplace. All providers are engaged on the bottom,” the mayor added.

Klitschko additionally talked about {that a} boiler home in Holosiivskyi was partially destroyed, and that cup on the doorway of the Svyatoshyn metro station was partially broken.



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