issuing time: 17/10/2022 – 15:30
The Ukrainian capital Kiev and other places were again bombed by Russia on Monday. The Russian army used a “suicide drone” to attack the central building in Kiev with a large explosion, killing three people. Other parts of the country were also attacked, especially in the south.
In the early hours of today, October 17, a series of explosions were heard in Kiev and the air raid siren sounded just before the first explosion.
An AFP reporter in Kiev saw a drone crash into a building and two kneeling police officers tried to shoot it down with their weapons.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social networks: “The enemy has terrorized civilians all night and all morning. Drones and missiles are attacking Ukraine. A residential building in Kiev has been hit.”
“The enemy attacked our city, but failed to defeat us – he added – The occupiers will face legal punishments and convictions. And we will win”.
The military administration in Kiev claimed to have “recorded four attacks”. A residential building in the “Shevchenko” district of the city center was hit.
Earlier, the mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klitschko, told the telegram group Telegram: “According to preliminary information, two people were buried under the rubble.” “Eighteen people were saved from this building.”
The State Railways of Ukraine previously confirmed that the attack took place “near” the central station in Kiev.
Andrei Yermak, head of the Ukrainian presidential office, called the Russian attack “desperate” and called on the allies to immediately provide “more weapons to defend the skies of Ukraine and destroy the enemy”.
“In the past 13 hours, the Ukrainian army has shot down 37 Iranian Shahed-136 drones and 3 Russian cruise missiles,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Twitter.
In the south of the country, the Ukrainian military said it shot down 26 Shahd 136 drones on Sunday night, which Moscow bought from Iran, according to the West and Ukraine, despite Tehran’s denials.
A week ago, on October 10, Russia launched a massive bombing of Kiev and other Ukrainian cities that had not been seen for months, targeting infrastructure, killing at least 19 people and injuring 105, sparking strong international outrage.
