Ukraine: Russian drone attack on Kiev, explosions and fires

Explosions and fires occurred in Kiev last night, caused by a Russian drone attack.

This was announced by the local authorities, quoted by the Kyiv Independent.

The military administration of the Ukrainian capital oblast has announced that it has shot down all the unmanned aircraft used by the Moscow forces for the attack, which took place shortly after 10 pm local time (9 pm in Italy) The firefighters intervened in the Sviatoshynskyi and Obolonskyi districts of Kiev.

No casualties or injuries were reported, according to mayor Vitalii Klitschko.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has received its first British Challenger tanks and Germany has sent the 18 Leopard tanks promised two months ago to Kiev to support the defense against the Russian invasion.

Moscow has announced that it will proceed with the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, then directly threatening the US: "We have weapons capable of destroying any enemy", said the secretary of the Russian Security Council Patrushev.