Russian military forces attacked Ukraine on Wednesday night, targeting the Kyiv region. However, the city authorities announce that all kamikaze drones have been shot down.
“Tonight, a terrorist country again launched its deadly drones in the direction of the capital. According to preliminary data, it was Shahed ammunition.
All targets detected in the airspace around Kyiv were destroyed by our air defense forces,” Sehij Popko, head of Kyiv’s military city administration, told Telegram.
According to the latest data, three people were killed and 7 others were injured during the attack in the Kyiv region. Another 4 people are being searched under the ruins of destroyed buildings.
A weather hazard has been declared in a large part of Ukraine
A weather emergency was declared over much of Ukraine on Wednesday night, with air defense systems operating in several areas, officials said.
The military administration of the Kyiv region reported via Telegram that the danger of a drone attack was declared, and air defense systems were operational. Residents were urged not to film or photograph the operation of the systems and not to post these images online.
The danger has also been announced in Chernihiv, Sumy, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Cherkassy, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Donetsk regions.
The work of air defense systems was reported from the Žytomyr region. The administration of the Khmelnytskyi region reported the explosion, the work of air defense systems.
Until 4-5 o’clock In the morning, the weather warning was canceled in all areas except Sumi.