Kiev was the target of a Russian drone attack overnight from Friday to Saturday, while new explosions were heard on Saturday afternoon in the capital of Ukraine and other regions were affected.
“Unfortunately, the Russian drone attack caused damage and casualties in several districts of kyiv,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“The constant terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities prove that the pressure on Russia and its accomplices is not enough,” he added.
AFP journalists heard new explosions in kyiv on Saturday afternoon, after an air raid alert was issued. In the morning, the Ukrainian Air Force said it had shot down 39 of 71 drones launched from Russia overnight.
The drones targeted the region surrounding the capital, the border sector of Sumy (north-east of the country) as well as the central regions of Kirovograd and Poltava.
Twenty-one drones were lost and five were returned to Russia, the air force said, adding that the drone attack continued.
She said debris from downed drones had damaged houses and buildings in four regions, including kyiv, Sumy and the area of the port city of Odessa (southwest).
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