Ukrainians say they shot down 12 Russian UAVs: “Their debris caused a fire in a Kiev shopping mall”

Its principles Ukrainian they announced on Tuesday (28/3) that anti-aircraft defense arrays of Khovra shot down Russian drones close to Kyiv. The debris that fell, as they pointed out, caused a fire in a commercial store, but there were no casualties.

Serhiy Popko, head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital, said that Russian forces sent 12 UAVs in the direction of Kievassuring that anti-aircraft defenses identified and shot down “all enemy targets” in the city’s airspace.

The general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces pointed out in its morning briefing, as reported by the Athens News Agency, that Russia sent a total of 15 “Iranian-made Shahed” to its country overnight and that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 14 of them.

Debris fell in the western district of Sviatoshino in Kyiv, causing a fire in a 200 square meter commercial area, according to Serhii Popko. “Based on the first data, there were no casualties,” he added.

The same information was given earlier by the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko.

“Fire and rescue crews are at the location where a fire broke out after the explosion in the Sviatosino district of the capital,” Mr. Klitschko said via the Telegram platform, adding later that the flames were brought under control and that “no victims were found.”

Air defense warning sirens sounded in many parts of the country yesterday, Monday (27/3) night, but the alert in Kiev was ended after a series of explosions in the city.

Source: News Beast

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