Massive drone attack on Kyiv: 14 injuries and chaos in Solomjanka!

Massive drone attack on Kyiv: 14 injuries and chaos in Solomjanka!

In the night of Friday, Kyiv was attacked by dozens of Russian fight drones. The military administration leader Tymur Tkatschenko reported several fires in houses in the Solomjanka district. Damage caused by the drone attacks were also found in four other districts. Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that at least 14 people were violated by the attacks. This massive offensive shows that Ukraine has been suffering from a continuing Russian attack for over three years and urgently wants to strengthen the air defense against western allies.

Ukrainian air defense was active during the attack, and the citizens of the capital heard the sound of aircraft fire for hours. According to reports, the Russian military also used at least one hyperschallraket Kin scarf in this attack. In several waves, ballistic rockets and marching missiles were also fired on the city and the surrounding area. An unconfirmed goal was the Wasylkiw military airfield south of Kiev, as can be seen from different reports. [Rheinpfalz] reports on the serious situation in the region and the ongoing Russian attacks on various Ukrainian cities.

injuries and destruction in Kyiv

In addition to the reports on injured in Kiev, there were other tragic incidents in Ukraine. In Donetsk, at least five people were killed and twelve more injured, while a couple in Kharkiw were injured in a drone attack. These attacks are related to the massive air strikes that Russia has increasingly carried out recently. [ZDF] reports of 477 drones and 60 rockets used, which is the highest number since the beginning of the conflict.

Although a large part of the attacks were successfully repelled by the Ukrainian air defense, explosions and strokes in cities such as Saporischschja, Lwiw and Iwano-Frankiwsk were nevertheless. In a further dramatic incident, an F-16 chamet was killed after his machine was hit. He had previously successfully switched off seven goals, but could not catapult from the plane in time.

political reactions and expectations

President Vladimir Selenskyj has asked the European Union to strengthen its armaments industry in order to be able to better help the Ukrainian forces in the fight against Russian aggression. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen took up this topic and emphasized that the EU had to ensure that there are no gaps in arms deliveries to continue to support Ukraine.

There are also reports on possible delivery stops of certain rockets and ammunition to Ukraine from the USA. Despite these uncertainties, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense confirmed that there is still no official confirmation of the delivery plans. These developments could have far -reaching consequences for the current conflict in which Ukraine continues to fight for international support.