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 risk.
AFP journalists heard explosions and locals have been urged to hunt shelter, as the 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 pinnacle 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 encircling space have already been handled. However the brand new ones are nonetheless getting into the capital,” he wrote on Telegram.
“The evening is not going to be straightforward. There’s a risk of the enemy utilizing numerous drones and missiles from strategic plane.”
Particles fell on a five-storey residential constructing, he added.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko mentioned the 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 battle” and repeated his name for ramped-up sanctions.
On Saturday, 307 Russian prisoners of battle have been exchanged for a similar variety of Ukrainian troopers, in line with bulletins in Kyiv and Moscow.
The primary a part of the large-scale swap concerned 270 troopers and civilians from both sides on Friday.
