Ukraine said it shot down dozens of drones fired overnight in one of the biggest attacks on the capital Kyiv since the war started — and the 14th such assault in May alone. More than 40 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down in Kyiv, which sustained an air raid lasting over five hours, the municipal military administration said on Telegram. In all, Ukraine intercepted 52 of 54 Shahed drones fired by Russia overnight, the country’s Air Force command said on Telegram.
(Bloomberg) — Ukraine said it shot down dozens of drones fired overnight in one of the biggest attacks on the capital Kyiv since the war started — and the 14th such assault in May alone. More than 40 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down in Kyiv, which sustained an air raid lasting over five hours, the municipal military administration said on Telegram. In all, Ukraine intercepted 52 of 54 Shahed drones fired by Russia overnight, the country’s Air Force command said on Telegram.
Earlier, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the capital was under “massive” drone attack, with explosions throughout the city and a fire on the rooftop of a high-rise apartment building caused by debris from a downed UAV. Russia was firing from its Bryansk region north of Ukraine and from the Krasnodar region in the south. One man was killed by falling debris.
On Saturday, with attention focused on Ukraine’s potential counteroffensive, army commander Valeriy Zaluzhnyi posted a video on social media proclaiming that “the time has come to reclaim what is ours.” The bid to retake occupied territory is “ready to begin” and could start “tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or in a week,” said Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, told the BBC.
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