In the early hours of Sunday morning, Russia initiated a relentless assault on Kyiv, dispatching nearly thirty drones that unleashed a barrage of explosions reverberating throughout the Ukrainian capital and its outskirts, causing debris to rain down on multiple city districts, as reported by Ukrainian authorities.
The night sky was engulfed in fiery illumination, as anti-aircraft defenses engaged the incoming drones, culminating in a cacophony of blasts that echoed across the urban landscape.
Amid the chaos, witnesses observed plumes of smoke emanating from the gaps between city buildings.
Liudmyla, a resident of Kyiv, recounted her terrifying encounter, describing the unsettling drone buzz that preceded a deafening explosion that shattered windows in her building and sent her windowsill decorations crashing to the floor.
She struggled to find words to encapsulate the sheer horror of the experience.
Although the state emergency service confirmed that debris had descended upon three distinct districts, it appeared that there was no substantial structural damage.
Nevertheless, Kyiv officials noted that four individuals had sustained injuries during the ordeal.
Governor Ruslan Kravchenko, representing the region, took to Facebook to report that an unspecified infrastructure facility and eight residential houses had incurred damage from the overnight onslaught.
Ukraine’s air force promptly responded to the threat, successfully neutralizing 26 out of the 33 Russian-launched drones.
All of these unmanned aircraft were specifically aimed at Kyiv and its surrounding areas.
Russia, however, remained silent on the matter, offering no immediate comment regarding these attacks.
Moscow’s relentless aerial strikes have become a recurrent feature, targeting Ukrainian population centers far removed from the eastern and southern front lines of their ongoing 18-month-long invasion.
Tragically, earlier in the week, another devastating Russian assault claimed the lives of 17 people in the eastern city of Kostiantynivka, further underscoring the ongoing humanitarian crisis and the gravity of the situation in Ukraine.
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