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6 mins ago
Ukrainian Air Force claims to have intercepted 30 of 35 drones launched by Russia
By Maria Kostenko
A researcher shows the remains of a Russian suicide drone found on the site of a damaged residential house in the village of Stari Bezradychi, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on December 19.
(Photo: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
The Ukrainian air force claimed to have shot down 30 of the 35 drones launched by Russia from Sunday night to Monday, but those that dodged air defenses damaged power systems and civilian targets.
The Shahed-136 and Shahed-131 self-detonating Iranian-made drones were launched from the "eastern coast of the Azov Sea," the Air Force said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Many of the drones were targeted at Kyiv, according to the city's military administration, which said 18 of the 23 sighted in the skies over the capital were intercepted.
There were no casualties, but authorities said a critical infrastructure facility was hit.
Serhiy Popko, head of the military administration of the city of Kyiv, stated that the emergency services were working to limit the consequences of the attack.
The drone strikes come after several Ukrainian cities, including the capital, were hit by Russian missiles on Friday, dealing a heavy blow to the country's civilian infrastructure, leaving many people without light, electricity or heating.
8 mins ago
Russian drone strike damages critical Kyiv infrastructure
By Maria Kostenko
Critical power infrastructure burns after a drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19.
(Photo: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images)
A critical infrastructure facility was damaged in a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Monday, according to a Ukrainian military commander.
Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on Telegram that Ukrainian forces shot down 18 of 23 Iranian-made Shahed attack drones launched by Russia at the capital on Monday.
Authorities earlier said that Ukrainian air defenses had shot down nine Russian drones in Kyiv.
Popko added that two districts of the capital took the brunt of the damage.
A highway in the Solomyanskyi district was damaged, and fragments of a drone fell on a high-rise residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
Two people were injured in the attacks, which come after several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, were hit on Friday by Russian missiles that dealt a heavy blow to the country's civilian infrastructure, leaving many without power, electricity no heating.
10 mins ago
At least two injured in Russian drone strikes in Kyiv
By Josh Pennington
Residents gather as a critical electrical infrastructure facility burns after a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Monday.
(Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Two people were injured and several houses were damaged after Russian drones attacked Kyiv early Monday, according to the Ukrainian capital's military administration.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said Monday on Telegram that critical infrastructure was also damaged, adding that technicians are working to stabilize electricity and heating supplies.
In the early hours of Monday, Ukrainian air defenses shot down nine Russian drones in Kyiv, according to authorities.
This comes after several cities in Ukraine, including the capital, suffered Russian missile attacks on Friday that dealt a heavy blow to the country's civilian infrastructure, leaving many people without electricity, electricity or heating.
11 minutes ago
Russian drones attack Kyiv early this Monday
By Victoria Butenko, Josh Pennington
Ukrainian air defenses shot down nine Russian drones early Monday as Moscow forces resumed attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
The military administration of the city of Kyiv gave the go-ahead after the capital came under fire from what it said was "a barrage of ammunition."
Several explosions were heard in Kyiv early Monday morning, according to a CNN team on the ground.
The new attacks come as several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, reel from a series of Russian missile attacks that on Friday dealt a heavy blow to the country's civilian infrastructure, leaving many Ukrainians without power, electricity or heat.
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