The Civil and Military Administration in Kiev said on Saturday that it had “completely” repulsed a new attack launched overnight by Russian drones on Ukrainian capital This caused debris to fall on the city, but there were no immediate casualties.
In the context, Sergey Popko, head of the Civil and Military Administration in Kiev, wrote on Telegram: “Last night, the aggressor carried out another massive attack with drones.” He added, “The city’s air defenses shot down all the air targets that were detected,” indicating that they were “Shahid” drones, according to preliminary information.
Popko also pointed out that debris that fell on the capital, Kiev, caused a fire to break out on the roof of a residential building in the Dnipro region, and it was extinguished without any injuries.
Earlier, the mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, wrote on Telegram that there was “a fire on the roof of a nine-storey building in a residential complex in the Dnipro region,” adding that there was no information about casualties.
Sergey Popko said the fire was caused by “falling debris”, calling on residents to take cover. And he talked about the fall of more debris in several streets in the Darnitsky and Solomyansky regions, explaining that information is being verified about possible damage and losses.
At around 00:45 (21:45 GMT Friday), the Ukrainian army announced that the “Shahid” drones were heading towards the Kiev region. The authorities reported explosions there, as well as in Chernigov (central north) and Mariupol (southeast).
The military noted that air defense systems are active in the Kiev and Chernigov regions.
France 24/AFP
