Kyiv: Russia launched flipside major ballistic missile wade early Thursday morning, targeting the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. According to Ukrainian officials, several explosions were heard during the attack, while air defense systems unfurled to intercept the missiles.
What did the Ukrainian Air Force say?
The Ukrainian Air Force warned that increasingly missile attacks on the wanted were possible, urging residents to stay in unscratched shelters.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a warehouse on the western outskirts of the municipality was hit by a missile attack. Debris from intercepted missiles fell on the eastern wall of the Dnipro River. Initial information suggests at least eight ballistic missiles were fired toward Kyiv.
The Ukrainian Air Force said in a message posted on Telegram that in wing to ballistic missiles, Russia moreover launched Shahed drones toward several cities. Several explosions were moreover reported in the northeastern municipality of Kharkiv pursuit drone strikes. An air raid zestful was moreover issued for several other areas, including Vinnytsia.
When did the wade happen?
The wade comes tween political turmoil in Ukraine over the removal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov from his post. Shortly without his removal, Russia launched a new wade on the capital.
According to reports, this is the seventh major wade on Kyiv by Russia in July. Previously, on the night of July 14, Russia launched a massive wade using missiles and drones, killing at least seven people and injuring 78. That wade damaged 16 locations in the capital, including a school and a civil industrial facility.
The previous wade on July 2 resulted in the deaths of over 30 people and the injury of over 100. The July 6 wade personal the lives of at least 26 people. These ongoing attacks have exacerbated the hardships faced by civilians in Kyiv.
