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Kiev: Ukrainian air defenses thwarted a massive Russian air attack on Kyiv Early Tuesday, officials said, all 18 missiles aimed at the capital had been shot down.
Explosions reverberated over Kiev as the night attack combined Russian missiles launched from the air, sea and land in an apparent attempt to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences. No injuries were reported because the weapons provided by the West helped repel the attack.
The barrage came as European leaders sought new ways to punish Russia for the war and a Chinese envoy sought to woo Beijing’s peace proposal.
Serhiy Popko, head of the military department in Kiev, said that the latest Russian attack on Kiev was “extraordinary in its intensity – the maximum number of missiles attacked in the shortest period of time.”
Valentina Myronets, a 64-year-old resident of Kiev, said she felt “pain, fear, nervousness and restlessness” amid the assaults. “Oh God, we are waiting for victory and when all this is over,” she said.
The British ambassador to Ukraine, Melinda Symons, tweeted that the bombing was “very heavy”.
“Explosions and shaking walls is not an easy night,” she wrote.
It was the eighth time this month that Russian air strikes have targeted the capital, in an apparent escalation after weeks of calm and ahead of Ukraine’s long-awaited counter-attack. He also came as president Volodymyr Zelensky An express European tour welcoming Ukraine’s key wartime allies has concluded, spurring an additional tranche of pledged military aid.
Air Force spokesman Yuri Ihnat said in a statement on Telegram that six “Kinzal” missiles were fired from MiG-31Ks, nine cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea, and three S-400 land-based cruise missiles targeted the capital. .
After the first attack, Ihnat said, Russia also launched Iranian-made Shahed drones and conducted aerial reconnaissance.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said debris fell in several districts of the capital, starting fires, but there were no reports of casualties.
Advanced air defense systems provided by Ukraine’s Western allies, including US-made Patriot missiles, have helped spare Kiev the kind of devastation seen elsewhere in the country, as Russian forces continue their long-range bombing tactic.
Military experts say the enhanced air defenses prevented Russian planes from penetrating deep into Ukraine and helped shape the course of the war.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov welcomed the display of defensive prowess, calling it “another incredible success” in a tweet.
The barrage came as European leaders were due to attend a rare summit of the 46-nation Council of Europe, the main human rights body on the continent.
The two-day meeting in Iceland seeks a way to record damages caused to Ukraine by Kremlin forces so that compensation claims can be filed against Moscow.
Meanwhile, a Chinese envoy is preparing to visit Ukraine and Russia in the coming days as Beijing presses the peace plan it released in February.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Li Hui, the former ambassador to Moscow, will visit Poland, France and Germany.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral and wants to play a mediating role in the war, but it has given Moscow political support and progress seems unlikely after more than 14 months of Russia’s all-out invasion.
At least seven civilians were killed and 14 others injured in Russian bombing of Ukrainian regions from Monday to Tuesday morning, the country’s presidential office said.
Explosions reverberated over Kiev as the night attack combined Russian missiles launched from the air, sea and land in an apparent attempt to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences. No injuries were reported because the weapons provided by the West helped repel the attack.
The barrage came as European leaders sought new ways to punish Russia for the war and a Chinese envoy sought to woo Beijing’s peace proposal.
Serhiy Popko, head of the military department in Kiev, said that the latest Russian attack on Kiev was “extraordinary in its intensity – the maximum number of missiles attacked in the shortest period of time.”
Valentina Myronets, a 64-year-old resident of Kiev, said she felt “pain, fear, nervousness and restlessness” amid the assaults. “Oh God, we are waiting for victory and when all this is over,” she said.
The British ambassador to Ukraine, Melinda Symons, tweeted that the bombing was “very heavy”.
“Explosions and shaking walls is not an easy night,” she wrote.
It was the eighth time this month that Russian air strikes have targeted the capital, in an apparent escalation after weeks of calm and ahead of Ukraine’s long-awaited counter-attack. He also came as president Volodymyr Zelensky An express European tour welcoming Ukraine’s key wartime allies has concluded, spurring an additional tranche of pledged military aid.
Air Force spokesman Yuri Ihnat said in a statement on Telegram that six “Kinzal” missiles were fired from MiG-31Ks, nine cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea, and three S-400 land-based cruise missiles targeted the capital. .
After the first attack, Ihnat said, Russia also launched Iranian-made Shahed drones and conducted aerial reconnaissance.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said debris fell in several districts of the capital, starting fires, but there were no reports of casualties.
Advanced air defense systems provided by Ukraine’s Western allies, including US-made Patriot missiles, have helped spare Kiev the kind of devastation seen elsewhere in the country, as Russian forces continue their long-range bombing tactic.
Military experts say the enhanced air defenses prevented Russian planes from penetrating deep into Ukraine and helped shape the course of the war.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov welcomed the display of defensive prowess, calling it “another incredible success” in a tweet.
The barrage came as European leaders were due to attend a rare summit of the 46-nation Council of Europe, the main human rights body on the continent.
The two-day meeting in Iceland seeks a way to record damages caused to Ukraine by Kremlin forces so that compensation claims can be filed against Moscow.
Meanwhile, a Chinese envoy is preparing to visit Ukraine and Russia in the coming days as Beijing presses the peace plan it released in February.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Li Hui, the former ambassador to Moscow, will visit Poland, France and Germany.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral and wants to play a mediating role in the war, but it has given Moscow political support and progress seems unlikely after more than 14 months of Russia’s all-out invasion.
At least seven civilians were killed and 14 others injured in Russian bombing of Ukrainian regions from Monday to Tuesday morning, the country’s presidential office said.
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