Ukraine: Ukrainian authorities have reported downing more than two dozen Russian drones over the country’s capital, Kyiv. The statement comes after Russia’s Defence Ministry announced the destruction of eight Ukrainian drones near the annexed Crimean peninsula. The extent of the damage from the rival attacks was not immediately clear.
Kyiv Mayor Mr. Vitali Klitschko stated that at least one person was wounded in the city’s historic Podil neighbourhood after a fire broke out near one of its parks.
“Debris from downed drones fell on the Darnytskyi, Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Podil districts,” Mr. Klitschko and the city’s military administration said. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, debris sparked a fire in an apartment, which was quickly identified.
“There were no immediate reports of injuries,” Mr. Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, commented on the Telegram messaging app.
“Drones entered the capital in groups and from different directions. Air defence forces managed to destroy more than two dozen enemy UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles),” Mr. Popko said, adding that the exact number would be announced by Ukraine’s air force.
There was no immediate comment from Russia about the attacks. However, the Russian Defence Ministry noted that the country’s air defence systems destroyed eight Ukraine-launched drones over the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula. The ministry did not immediately say if there were any damages or injuries.
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