Smoke rises into the sky over town after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in kyiv, Ukraine, August 18, 2024. | Photograph credit score: Reuters
Russia on Sunday (August 18, 2024) launched its third ballistic missile at kyiv in August, and preliminary knowledge present that each one air weapons have been destroyed on their method to town, the army administration of the Ukrainian capital reported.
“That is already the third ballistic assault on the capital in August, with precisely six-day intervals between every assault,” Serhiy Popko, the top of kyiv’s army administration, mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
In response to preliminary experiences, Russia is prone to have used North Korean ballistic missiles for the third time in a row. Popko added that Ukrainian air defence items additionally destroyed a number of drones launched by Russia.
The extent of the assault was not instantly clear. Popko mentioned there have been no quick experiences of casualties or injury.
Reuters The kind of missiles launched couldn’t be independently verified. Reuters A witness heard explosions that gave the impression of air protection programs early Sunday morning (August 18, 2024).
“Roughly two hours after the preliminary assault, kyiv, its surrounding area and most of central and northeastern Ukraine have been underneath renewed assault alerts, with threats of extra missiles heading towards town,” the Ukrainian Air Pressure mentioned.
