Russia targets Kyiv in hours-long drone attack

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia unleashed its most current over night drone strike on Ukraine, targeting the capital Kyiv in an attack that lasted into midday and
wounded at least someone, city authorities stated on Saturday.Debris from downed drones struck 6 city districts, wounding a policeman,
damaging residential buildings and beginning fires, according to city military administrator Serhiy Popko, Reuters reported.&& Another
night
Another air-raid alert
Another drone attack
The armed forces of the Russian Federation attacked Kyiv again according to their old and familiar tactics,& & Popko composed on social
media.All the drones targeted at Kyiv had actually been shot down, he said.Ukrainian energy service provider DTEK stated a high-voltage line
powering the capital and 2 distribution networks in the Kyiv area had actually been damaged.DTEK stated in a declaration that electrical
power had actually mostly been brought back which repair work were underway.Reuters correspondents reported hearing explosions in and around
the city throughout an air-raid alert that lasted more than 5 hours
One drone was seen flying low over the city amidst the din of automatic-weapons fire.Ukraine&& s military reported on Saturday that air
defences had actually damaged 39 out of 71 Russian drones that had actually been introduced, which another 21 had been && locationally
lost&&
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said strikes were likewise reported in the central Poltava and northeastern Sumy and Kharkiv areas, checked
out the report.&& This year, we have faced the danger of ‘& lsquo; Shahed & drones nearly every night —-- often in the early morning,
and even throughout the day,& & he composed on social media, describing the Iranian-made attack drones utilized by Russia.Russian forces
have carried out routine airstrikes on Ukrainian towns and cities behind the front lines of the war which started when Russia invaded its
neighbour in February 2022
Kyiv&& s military stated on Friday that Moscow&& s forces had introduced more than 2,000 drones at civilian and military targets across
Ukraine in October alone.Russia has denied focusing on civilians and stated power facilities are genuine targets when they are part of
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