The Ukrainian Air Force and the President, Volodymyr Zelensky, denounced the sending of more than 75 devices launched from the Russian territory. He said the majority of drones have been slaughtered.
“Russia launched 75 Shahed on Ukraine precisely on the eve of the Holodomor genocide commemoration day. Russian leaders seem proud of their ability to kill people, “said President Volodymyr Zelensky on X, in response to drone attacks that touched Ukraine overnight, and mainly kyiv.
71 destroyed drones
Just before, the Ukrainian Air Force said that it had destroyed 71 Iranian manufacturing drones out of the 75 launched from Russia, a majority of which has targeted kyiv. The mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko also denounced “the most massive drone attack on kyiv”, and announced that at least five people had been injured.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force on Saturday morning on Telegram, “anti -aircraft defense worked in at least six regions of Ukraine: kyiv, Soumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporijia, Mykolaïv and Kirovohrad”, confirming having destroyed 71 drones.
In addition, “following the fall in debris of drones”, a fire broke out in the Solomyansk district, as well as in the districts of Petchersk and Podilsk, where neutralized drones crashed this time in “released areas”.
Dozens of buildings and buildings were deprived of current in kyiv following the massive drone attack of which it was the target. In total, 77 residential buildings and 120 buildings in the central part of the city are deprived of electricity confirmed our sources present in kyiv.
Russian attacks, expected!
The Ukrainians knew that Russia could knock at any time. Saturday, November 11, 2023, the Kievians had returned to the war after two months of calm when the sirens suddenly resounded, after two months of calm following the explosion of two Russian missiles destroyed near the airport by the Air Defense System Patriot.
kyiv’s military administration had also confirmed “that it was very likely that the enemy was testing the kyiv’s defense system” with a view to an increase in attacks of this kind this winter, after last winter strikes which had targeted the Ukrainian energy network.
