The explosions in Kyiv, which residents of the capital heard in the evening of July 17, were the result of the work of air defense forces.
Updated July 18 at 08:17.
Explosions in Kyiv on July 17: what is known
According to Serhiy Popko, the head of the city’s military administration, during the evening air alert for Kyiv, there was a real threat of enemy use of drones.
In particular, a certain number of drones were heading to the capital, but the air defense forces destroyed them on the approaches to the capital.
The type and number of UAVs are currently set by the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The information about the fall of the wreckage of the destroyed drones in the Darnytsky district of Kyiv has not been confirmed.
Squads of operational services examined the territory and did not find the consequences of the shelling.
Therefore, Serhiy Popko notes, the explosions in Kyiv on July 17 passed without destruction or casualties.
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