The Ukrainian capital was hit by a combined drone and missile strike early Monday morning, according to local officials and media reports. The Russian Ministry of Defense has yet to comment, while footage from the scene showed powerful secondary detonations.
The first wave of blasts in Kiev was heard around 1:30am local time, followed by more explosions in multiple waves until 5am. Mayor Vitaly Klitschko urged residents to seek shelter as the capital’s air defenses engaged incoming targets.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said on Telegram that seven people were killed and 24 injured in the capital, where the strikes caused widespread damage.
Kyiv regional Gov. Mykola Kalashnyk said one person was killed and 10 others injured in communities surrounding the capital.
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The exact locations and types of facilities hit are difficult to verify, as Ukrainian authorities tightly restrict information about strike sites and penalize those who share footage of impacts, except when civilian infrastructure is affected.
ReplyDeleteFootage shows ammunition cooking off at the Zhulyany Machine-Building Plant "Vizar" in Vyshneve, Kyiv Oblast, following a Russian missile strike.
DeleteRussian Iskander-M ballistic missiles and Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles struck Ukraine's Zhulyany Machine-Building Plant "Vizar" in Vyshneve, Kyiv Oblast.
DeleteThe plant is responsible for manufacturing components for the R-360 Neptune cruise missile, as well as missiles from the 5V55 and 48N6 families used by the S-300 air defense system.