KYIV (Reuters) – Russia launched a missile and drone assault on Kyiv early on Wednesday with preliminary data displaying there have been no accidents or harm within the Ukrainian capital, Ukrainian navy stated.
Ukraine’s air defence methods destroyed all air weapons on their strategy to the town, Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s navy administration stated on the Telegram messaging app.
He added that in keeping with preliminary data, Russia used a mix of cruise and ballistic missiles in addition to drones in its assault. The scale of the assault was not instantly clear.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm what weapons have been used, however Reuters witnesses stated that a number of blasts that seemed like air defence methods at work have been heard in and round Kyiv.
It was not instantly recognized whether or not there was any harm within the Kyiv area, which surrounds the capital and which is a separate administrative entity.
Air raid alerts lasted a number of hours throughout all of Ukraine, beginning quickly after 0000 GMT and together with in areas bordering NATO-member Poland.
Polish and allied plane have been activated as a precaution, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces stated on the social media platform X. That’s typically the case when Russia launches an air assault on Ukraine’s western areas.
