In Kyiv, a city that has grown oddly accustomed to airstrikes since Russia began its actions in February, waves of suicide drones carrying explosives slammed the city yesterday, causing citizens to fearfully scan the sky for cover, according to AP.
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The precise number of drones that crashed in the Ukrainian capital is uncertain. But they were confirmed to be the Iranian-made Shahed-136 UAVs. They were easily recognized due to their distinguishable A-shaped wings. The chief of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andrii Yermak, confirmed the deployment of Shahed drones in the attack on Kyiv in a social media post.
These drones, which Russia has renamed Geran-2 drones, can hover over targets before nosediving into them and are equipped with an explosive charge. Moreover, they can be pulled from racks and fired one after the other.
Shevchenko’s central district was one of the sites with the most damage with apartment buildings and a non-residential building on fire. Kyiv city mayor, Vitali Klitschko, stated that two citizens a rescued from beneath the rubble of an apartment building, which had already seen the rescue of 18 people.
After Russian forces could not take the capital at the outbreak of hostilities, attacks in central Kyiv had decreased over the past few months. The country as a whole was once again on edge last week after hearing explosions in Kyiv’s city center for the first time in a few months during early morning strikes. The explosions on Monday appeared to be a continuation of what many fear may start to happen more frequently in metropolitan areas.
The Donetsk region claimed on Sunday that Ukraine had directly shelled its main administrative building. There were no recorded casualties.