Missiles rock Kyiv as school return nears
RUSSIA launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine’s air force said, as children prepared to return to school across the country after their summer holidays.
A series of explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours yesterday. Debris from intercepted missiles and drones fell in every district of Kyiv, injuring three people and damaging two kindergartens, Ukraine’s interior ministry said. City authorities reported multiple fires.
The two sides show no sign of letting up in the fight. Both sides are pursuing ambitious ground offensives, with the Ukrainians driving into Russia’s Kursk region and the Russian army pushing into the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
Both are battering each other with regular long- range strikes, sometimes launching more than 100 weapons in aerial attacks that suggest they are still pouring resources into weapon production.
Russian air defences intercepted 158 Ukrainian drones during the night from Saturday to Sunday, the defence ministry said.
The UK Ministry of Defence said Russian forces accelerated their advance on Povkrosk this week and are likely now within six miles.
Russia launched 35 missiles of various types and 26 Shahed drones at Ukraine in one night, the Ukrainian air force said. Nine ballistic missiles, 13 cruise missiles and 20 drones were taken down.
“There will be an answer for everything. The enemy will feel it,” the head of the presidential office, Andrii Yermak, posted on his Telegram page following the attack.
An explosion also rang out in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, according to Ukrainian media.