KYIV: Kyiv got here below assault from greater than a dozen Russian drones early Sunday (Might 25), authorities within the Ukrainian capital mentioned as they warned of a missile menace.
AFP journalists heard explosions and locals have been urged to hunt shelter, as town got here below fireplace from the sky for the second night running.
On Saturday, Ukraine’s air pressure mentioned Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 assault drones in a single day, including that it downed six missiles and 245 drones.
The top of Kyiv metropolis’s army administration Tymur Tkachenko mentioned “greater than a dozen enemy drones” have been in airspace across the capital early Sunday.
“New ones are additionally approaching. A few of the drones over Kyiv and the encompassing space have already been handled. However the brand new ones are nonetheless coming into the capital,” he wrote on Telegram.
“The night time won’t be straightforward. There’s a menace of the enemy utilizing a lot of drones and missiles from strategic plane.”
Particles fell on a five-storey residential constructing, he added.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko mentioned town was “below assault” however “air defences are working”, telling residents: “Keep in shelters!”
The successive in a single day assaults come at the same time as Russia and Ukraine pursue the biggest prisoner swap for the reason that begin of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned on Saturday night the assaults indicated Moscow was “prolonging the struggle” and repeated his name for ramped-up sanctions.
On Saturday, 307 Russian prisoners of struggle have been exchanged for a similar variety of Ukrainian troopers, based on bulletins in Kyiv and Moscow.
The primary a part of the large-scale swap concerned 270 troopers and civilians from all sides on Friday.
