Russia launches missiles against kyiv in unusual daytime attack with eleven ballistic projectiles that were intercepted

A new barrage of russian bombing fell on monday kyivwhich sent residents running for shelters in one of the so far few daytime attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

In another round of bombardments in the west of the country, at night, the Ukrainian authorities admitted that the attacks hit a military installation in the region of Khmelnitskyaccording to one of his few statements about hit military targets.

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Besides, Russia He assured on Monday that he had bombarded at night “airfields” in Ukraine and “destroyed” all targets.

“All designated targets were destroyed”, said the Russian Ministry of Defense, without specifying the place of the bombings. “Command posts, radar posts were hit, as well as aeronautical material, facilities that used to store weapons and ammunition of the Ukrainian armed forces”he added.

In kyivthe air sirens resounded on Monday morning, followed by a dozen explosions around 11:10 local time (08:10 GMT), AFP journalists verified.

“Explosions in the city, in downtown neighborhoods”kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram.

“After prolonged attacks, solely at night, (Russia) strikes a peaceful city during the day, when most of its residents are at work or on the streets.said Sergiy Popkohead of the military administration of kyivon Telegram.

People ran for cover in a downtown subway station as they they heard the explosionsconfirmed AFP journalists.

Many residents had grown accustomed to ignoring the sirens, but the numerous attacks of this Monday they sowed panic.

“Saw 6,7 or 8 –a number of explosions in the sky. That’s why I came here with my coworkers“, said maksima plumber sheltered in a subway station.

“I wait for the bombardment to end”he added.

Russia has intensified its bombardments against the ukrainian capital since the beginning of the month, but until now they were almost always overnight.

According to the mayora man was injured and is hospitalized.

Remnants of downed missiles fell on at least three neighborhoods located in the north and east of the capital, causing a fire, according to the military administration.

“In total, 11 missiles of the Iskander-M and Iskander-K type were launched from the north” against kyiv and its region, said the head of the Ukrainian army, Valery Zalujny.

“The anti-aircraft defense destroyed all the targets”he indicated on Telegram.

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Damage at a military installation

Hours before, the regional administration of Khmelnitskyin the west of Ukraineindicated that a night russian bombing it had damaged a military installation, implying that it was an army storage facility or airfield.

“Russian troops hit several places including a military installation in the region of Khmelnitsky”indicated the authorities on social networks.

The local administration reported that the attack caused “fires in a fuel depot” and damage to military equipment and suggested that an airstrip was also hit.

“Five air devices were out of service”, said the source, without giving further details. No figures were released about possible victims.

This is one of the few times that the Ukrainian authorities have admitted military losses, ever since Moscow launched the invasion in February 2022.

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“Exhaust air defense”

This incursion into the west is part of a massive Russian bombardment of the country, on the night of Sunday to Monday, a day after an unprecedented attempted drone strikes against Kiev.

“Tonight, the occupiers attacked military installations and essential infrastructure.” of Ukraineand they launched “up to 40 cruise missiles” from planes over the sea Caspian and “about 35 drones” from the north and south, Zalujny had indicated.

With their constant bombardments, the Russians “They seek to exhaust the anti-aircraft defense” ukrainian and “keep the population in a state of deep psychological tension”affirmed the military administration of the city.

Ukraine has been preparing one for months counteroffensive against the russian troopswhich occupy large territories in the south and east of the country.

“Soon the time will come when we will pass to the offensive”, the commander of the Ukrainian ground troops, General Okesander Syrsky, assured on Monday.

Source: Elcomercio

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