Ukrainian air defense arrays shot down “several Russian rockets above the Kyiv“, the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, pointed out on Wednesday (19/10).
Several explosions were heard today in the Ukrainian capital according to AFP reporters, shortly after the sirens sounded.
“The anti-aircraft alert has not expired. Stay in shelters. Anti-aircraft defenses are still in actionKlitschko pointed out on Telegram as reported by the Athens News Agency.
Since Monday (10/17), the Ukrainian capital has been attacked several times by Russian kamikaze drones. These attacks, which mainly targeted energy infrastructures, caused five deaths, including a pregnant woman on Monday and three other civilians yesterday, Tuesday.
Shortly before the explosions, the governor of the Kyiv region, Oleksii Kuleba, had announced that anti-aircraft defense had been activated in this zone.
At the same time, the governor of Vinnytsia region (southwest) said that this region was targeted by Russian missiles and called on residents to remain in shelters.
The Ukrainian military announced for its part that it shot down two Russian missiles in the Chernihiv region, in the north of the country. An Iranian-made drone exploded in Chernihiv, the capital of the province of the same name, according to its governor.
Source: News Beast
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