On May 9, about one and a half dozen enemy air targets were detected and destroyed in the airspace around Kyiv.
The launched cruise missiles, presumably of the Kh-101 (Kh-555) type, did not reach their targets.
Such preliminary data was reported by the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhiy Popko.
Updated at 06:44. For the night attack, the Russian occupiers used four sides of Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea region.
– The anti-aircraft defense of the capital worked perfectly again! Hits are not allowed.
Previously, without casualties and serious destruction due to falling debris. The information is updated and clarified. Thank you to our Air Defense Forces for saving the lives of the people of Kyiv! – Serhiy Popko said.
The mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko clarifies: the fragment of the downed rocket, which caught fire after falling on a private yard in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital, has already been extinguished. There were no casualties or damage.
Explosives experts, rescuers and police are still working at the site.
According to Serhiy Popko, on May 9 there was already the fifth air attack on Kyiv since the beginning of the month.
In order to detect and maximally exhaust Kyiv’s anti-aircraft defense, the Russians deliberately engaged a record number of Shahed-type kamikaze drones the day before.
– With the maximum density and power of the attack precisely until May 9! This is a manifestation of the real “Pobedobesiya” cult – from the day of the end of the Second World War, to create a sacred date for yourself and try to kill as many civilians as possible on this day! – says the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Updated at 06:06. According to Serhiy Popka, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, the fragments of the rockets fell in the Holosiivskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
In the Holosiivskyi district, a fire broke out in the yard of a private house due to falling debris. Information on this is still being verified.
In the Shevchenkiv district, debris fell on the roadway.
There was no information about the victims.
– The data is preliminary, being verified! – Serhiy Popko emphasizes.
Updated on 05.28. Another explosion rang out in Kyiv, reports the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Updated on 05.08. The Kyiv regional military administration reports a missile threat – air defense forces are working on targets.
Updated 04.50. Monitoring communities report a missile moving in the direction of Kyiv.
On May 9, around 4:40 in the morning, an explosion rang out in Kyiv. At that time, the alarm in the city lasted 40 minutes.
The last attack on Kyiv was carried out on May 8 – the enemy attacked the capital with drones, people were injured, and a residential building was damaged.
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Source: Kyiv City Military Administration , Vitaliy Klitschko