Kyiv: Russia attacked Kyiv An overnight drone strike caused minor damage, officials said Tuesday, as NATO leaders prepare for a summit focused on supporting Ukraine against Moscow’s invasion.
“The enemy launched an air raid on Kiev for the second time this month,” Kiev’s military administration said on its Telegram account.
The attack used an Iran-made Shaheed explosive drone launched from the south, it was said, possibly from Russia’s Krasnodar region.
Without specifying how many drones were shot down, it said, “All air targets moving in the direction of Kiev were destroyed by our forces and means of our air defense.”
Kiev’s Interior Ministry said the wreckage of the drone was found at an undisclosed location in the Kiev region.
It added, “Windows of private houses and outbuildings were damaged.” There was no immediate information about the victims.
Kiev, which had been relatively spared from attacks since the beginning of the year, suffered frequent night air raids in May.
The overnight drone strike also targeted the western port city of Odessa, according to Sergiy Brachuk of the local administration.
Air defense has been activated, he said without giving details.
Air alerts were also reported in the Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kirovograd, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
NATO leaders will grapple with Ukraine’s membership ambitions at their summit in Vilnius on Tuesday, their determination to confront Russia boosted by success in Sweden’s bid to join the alliance.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He is expected to head to the Lithuanian capital to claim Kiev has earned the right to join once the Kremlin’s offensive ends.
“The enemy launched an air raid on Kiev for the second time this month,” Kiev’s military administration said on its Telegram account.
The attack used an Iran-made Shaheed explosive drone launched from the south, it was said, possibly from Russia’s Krasnodar region.
Without specifying how many drones were shot down, it said, “All air targets moving in the direction of Kiev were destroyed by our forces and means of our air defense.”
Kiev’s Interior Ministry said the wreckage of the drone was found at an undisclosed location in the Kiev region.
It added, “Windows of private houses and outbuildings were damaged.” There was no immediate information about the victims.
Kiev, which had been relatively spared from attacks since the beginning of the year, suffered frequent night air raids in May.
The overnight drone strike also targeted the western port city of Odessa, according to Sergiy Brachuk of the local administration.
Air defense has been activated, he said without giving details.
Air alerts were also reported in the Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kirovograd, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
NATO leaders will grapple with Ukraine’s membership ambitions at their summit in Vilnius on Tuesday, their determination to confront Russia boosted by success in Sweden’s bid to join the alliance.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He is expected to head to the Lithuanian capital to claim Kiev has earned the right to join once the Kremlin’s offensive ends.