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The Herald
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Herald
Russian drones and missiles mount heavy barrage on Ukraine's capital
Russia mounted an intense and sustained barrage of Kyiv overnight, with missiles and drones targeting the Ukrainian capital where there was a succession of large explosions, Reuters reporters in the city said. By daybreak on Friday, authorities in Kyiv reported one person was killed and 20 people had been wounded, of whom 16 were hospitalised. Operation of the city's metro transport system was disrupted because a Russian strike had hit and damaged a train between stations, the city's military administration said. The air attack also triggered fires in residential buildings in parts of the city, authorities said. Earlier in the night, as the attacks came in, Reuters reporters could hear the sound of Russian kamikaze drones buzzing in the sky, accompanied by the sounds of outgoing fire from Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire. Reuters witnesses reported booming explosions powerful enough to rattle windows far from the impact site, and at least one large fire at the site of a drone hit. Ukraine's air force said the city had been targeted with drones and Kalibr cruise missiles. Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said drones had struck the upper floors of a high-rise apartment building and started a fire in Darnytskyi district on the east side of the city, where he said emergency power cuts were possible. One unofficial Telegram channel said a shopping centre in the area was ablaze. Tkachenko said a fire had also broken out in an apartment building in a western district. He said drone fragments had been spotted in three districts. In one of the most audacious attacks of the war between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian spies last weekend destroyed some of Russia's strategic bomber aircraft on the ground using quadrocopter drones hidden in wooden sheds. US President Donald Trump said after a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday the Kremlin was planning an unspecified response to the Ukrainian attack on Russian airbases. Reuters
Reuters
5 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Russian drones attack Kyiv, witnesses report explosions and fire
KYIV, June 6 (Reuters) - Russian drones attacked Ukraine's capital Kyiv early on Friday, and authorities said drone fragments had fallen in different parts of the city. Reuters witnesses reported a series of explosions, with one of them reporting a large fire at a site where one drone had fallen. "Enemy drones are approaching one after the other on approaches to the capital from different directions and in the city's airspace," Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city's military administration, wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Tkachenko said drone fragments had been spotted in three districts on opposite sides of the Dnipro River that bisects the city. One drone had fallen on a building, he said. He said details on damage and possible casualties were being collated.
Al Arabiya
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Russia attacks Ukraine's Kyiv for third night in a row
Russia attacked Ukraine's capital city Kyiv with drones overnight for a third night in a row, the head of the city's military administration Tymur Tkachenko said on Monday. He said there was damage in the Dniprovskyi district that sprawls along the Dnipro River, where windows were blown out from a residential building and debris fell on the territory of a garage cooperative and a recreation center. There were no casualties, he said.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian drone fragments set Kyiv apartment building ablaze, official says
(Reuters) -Fragments from a Russian drone triggered a fire and caused damage to an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Sunday, a senior Ukrainian official said. Timur Tkachenko, head of the capital's military administration, said the incident occurred in the Holosiivskyi district, just outside the city centre. "The building has been partly destroyed and there is a fire. Rescue teams are at the site," Tkachenko said. Tkachenko earlier said there were 10 drones above the city and more coming. Reuters witnesses heard anti-aircraft units in operation around the city.
Reuters
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Russian drone fragments set Kyiv apartment building ablaze, official says
May 25 (Reuters) - Fragments from a Russian drone triggered a fire and caused damage to an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Sunday, a senior Ukrainian official said. Timur Tkachenko, head of the capital's military administration, said the incident occurred in the Holosiivskyi district, just outside the city centre. "The building has been partly destroyed and there is a fire. Rescue teams are at the site," Tkachenko said. Tkachenko earlier said there were 10 drones above the city and more coming. Reuters witnesses heard anti-aircraft units in operation around the city.
