Russia’s military attempted an attack on Kyiv using Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones; Ukraine’s air defence managed to take down all 10 targets, says Serhiy Popko, head of the local city hall.
No casualties were recorded, Popko says. The debris of a UAV caused a fire in a non-residential building; the fire has been put out.
Photo: Ukraine's Emergency Service
Ukraine’s Armed Forces later reported that a total of 13 targets were taken down: 12 Shahed-136/13 drones and one reconnaissance and surveillance Granat-4 UAV.
Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia used 24 airstrikes, 12 missile strikes, and 15 Shahed-136 combat drones, of which 14 were destroyed by the air defence.
Photo: Ukraine's Emergency Service
Russia last attacked Kyiv with Shahed kamikaze drones on 22 March. No damage or casualties were reported within the city limits, although a total of nine people were killed in the Kyiv region. Ukraine’s General Staff stated that Russia had used 21 drones in its massive attack, of which 16 were shot down.
