Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia attacked by Shahed drones

Iranian Shahed-136/131 drones have attacked several Ukraine’s regions overnight, Ukrainian Air Force reports.

The military command says the drones were launched from Russia’s Bryansk region and from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov. A total of 25 drones were launched, and Ukraine’s air defence managed to take down 21 of them.

“All enemy targets were taken down over the capital. So far, no victims or damage reported,” the Kyiv administration says.

Serhiy Lysak, the governor of the Dnipro region, has stated that seven drones were taken down over the region overnight. One of those drones reached its target and crashed into an administrative building, causing fire that was soon extinguished.

Suspilne also reported that there were overnight explosions in Zaporizhzhia. A local media outlet posted footage from the crash site. Local authorities have yet to comment on the matter.

Andriy Raykovych, the governor of the Kropyvnytskyi region, has stated that his region was also attacked by drones and missiles.

“There are hits in the Kropyvnytskyi region. Three Shaheds attacked an oil deposit in Kropyvnytskyi around 3 in the morning, luckily causing no victims,” he wrote.

Shahed-131/136 also attacked the Mykolaiv region at 03:50 local time and set a detached house on fire. Vitali Kim, the local governor, says the fire was quickly put out, claiming no victims. The second kamikaze drone was destroyed by local defence forces.

In recent days, the intensity of Russian shelling has increased. Russia attacked a residential block in Uman on 28 April, killing 23 civilians.

The Russian military launched a massive missile attack on Pavlograd on 1 May, which injured 34 people. Among the victims were five children.