Ukrainian officials say 6 Russian ‘balloons’ flying over Kyiv, 7 shot down

Six Russian balloons were flying over Kyiv and the Ukrainian air defenses shot down most of them, the military administration of Ukraine’s capital said on Wednesday, according to state-run Ukrinform news agency.

Kyiv’s military administration said in its statement: “According to information that is now being verified, those were balloons that move in the air under the propulsion of wind,” adding that the balloons could have been carrying “corner reflectors and certain reconnaissance equipment.”