Blasts echo in Kyiv, 1 particular person sustains accidents as Russia carries out drone strike

Russia launched an air assault on Kyiv early on Sunday, with blasts ringing out throughout the Ukrainian capital and its area for nearly two hours and drone particles falling on a number of of town’s central districts, officers stated.

The scale of the assault was not instantly identified. Reuters witnesses heard no less than 5 blasts throughout Kyiv, and Ukrainian media footage confirmed various automobiles broken.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that one particular person was injured within the historic Podil neighbourhood and a hearth broke out close to one of many metropolis’s parks.

Debris from downed drones fell on the Darnytskyi, Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Podil districts, Klitschko and town’s army administration stated.

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, drone particles sparked a hearth in an house, which was rapidly destroyed. There have been no speedy stories of accidents, Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s army administration, stated on the Telegram messaging app.

There was no speedy remark from Russia concerning the assaults. Moscow has been conducting near-nightly assaults on Ukraine’s territory. A Russian assault killed 17 on Wednesday within the jap metropolis of Kostiantynivka.

Edited By:

Vadapalli Nithin Kumar

Published On:

Sep 10, 2023