“The Russian drone attack caused damage and casualties in several neighborhoods of kyiv,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lamented on Saturday. Other regions were also affected.
Published on 02/11/2024 14:05
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The city of kyiv was the target of a Russian drone attack during the night from Friday to Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday, November 2. DNew explosions were heard in Ukraine's capital on Saturday afternoon, while other regions were also affected.
“Unfortunately, the Russian drone attack caused damage and casualties in several districts of kyiv”declared President Volodymyr Zelensky. “The constant terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities prove that the pressure on Russia and its accomplices is not enough”he also said.
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 Sumy border sector in the northeast of the country as well as the central regions of Kirovograd and Poltava.
The Air Force also said debris from downed drones damaged houses and buildings in four regions, including kyiv, Sumy and the area of the port city of Odessa in the southwest. Ukraine. According to the kyiv military administration, debris from drones shot down by air defenses fell in six districts of the capital, damaging buildings and cars and starting several fires in buildings which were extinguished. Several people, including a police officer, were injured in the kyiv and Kherson regions.
