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A massive explosion shook the city center of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on Monday (10/17/2022) morning. There were three explosions in the capital, believed to be the result of a Russian kamikaze drone attack. Photo / Twitter via The Mirror
A series of violent explosions were heard in the Shevchenkivskiy district around 07:00 local time, including one near a train station.
Ukraine believes the three explosions were caused by attacks drone Kamikaze Russia.
Writing on social media, Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko said several residential properties were damaged by the blast and rescue teams were sent.
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“Explosion in the Shevchenkiv district in the center of the capital. All services are on site. Details below. The air alert continues. Stay under cover!” wrote Klitschko on Telegram, as quoted The mirror.
The Ukrainian chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, wrote on Telegram: “Russia thinks it will help them, but such actions upset them.”
The Shevchenkivskiy district was also damaged last week by the most intense bombing of the Ukrainian capital since the first days of the war.
Last week, further explosions were heard across Ukraine from Lviv in the west to Dnipro in the east in a revenge attack by Russian President Vladimir Putin following a major attack on the Crimean bridge.
Ukraine has reported a wave of Russian attacks with drone kamikaze Shahed-136 made in Iran in recent weeks.
Drone it is 11 feet long, can travel at 100 mph, and carries an explosive warhead in its nose that can inflict severe damage on settlements.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian denies that his country is providing drone Shahed-136 in Russia. According to him, Iran does not have and will not provide weapons to both sides in the conflict in Ukraine.
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