Explosions were heard in the capital Kyiv after Ukrainian authorities issued an airstrike warning across the country on Sunday, with the Ukrainian air force reporting that Russia fired a hypersonic missile into the Kiev area.
Explosions were heard in the capital Kyiv after Ukrainian authorities issued an airstrike warning across the country on the 11th. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia fired a hypersonic missile into the Kiev region. (Reuters file photo)
“Explosion in the city. Stay in shelter!” Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on the messaging app Telegram. He said a missile was shot down and debris fell on a children’s hospital in Kiev. area, but caused no damage or casualties.
According to reports from Reuters and Agence France-Presse, Kiev Mayor Krichko called on residents to stay in the air-raid shelters. Kiev city officials said the air defense system was functioning. A Reuters reporter said an explosion was heard in Kiev but could not immediately confirm its exact location.
Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported explosions in Vinnytsia and Khmelnitskyi regions in central and western Ukraine. Khmenitsky officials said air defenses in the area were operational.
Separately, Russia’s defense ministry said today it had destroyed a Ukrainian drone over Moscow’s western suburbs, the latest attack amid a growing number of Ukrainian airstrikes targeting Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Defense said: The Kiev regime tried to launch a terrorist attack on a Moscow facility this afternoon with an unmanned aerial vehicle, but it was prevented. The incident caused no damage or casualties.
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2023-08-11 13:34:22
