Russia has attacked Ukraine with 32 ‘kamikaze drones’ and organised ‘fake’ polls in four occupied regions, Kyiv says.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 32 drones overnight into Sunday, Kyiv military chiefs said, most of them aimed around the capital.
Air defences shot down 25 of them, they added, without accounting for the other seven.
The aerial assault comes at a time when national leaders are ramping up calls for extra Western support to repel the Russian invasion.
The militaryâs general staff said âthe occupiers attacked Ukraine with 32 kamikaze drones ⦠of which 25 were destroyed by Ukrainian air defence forcesâ.
âThe Russian occupiers directed most of the attack UAVs to the Kyiv region,â they said.
âDrones entered the capital in groups and from different directions,â Sergiy Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.
Debris fell in several districts, damaging a flat in a multistorey building, as well as road surfaces and power queues, he added, saying one person was injured.
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Russia systematically targeted Ukrainian cities early in the invasion launched last year, but massive strikes have become less frequent as Moscowâs stockpiles dwindle and Ukraine bolsters its air defences.
Last month, Kyiv destroyed more than 20 drones and missiles in what it called the âmost powerful strikeâ on the capital since spring.
Speeches by several senior Ukrainian officials released Saturday drew a picture of a country at war held back by allies who had failed to grasp the scale and urgency of the crisis.
Newly appointed Defence Minister Rustem Umerov called for more military equipment.
âWe are grateful for all the support provided ⦠We need more heavy weapons,â Umerov said in his speech.
âWe need them today. We need them now,â Umerov added.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the slow delivery of Western weapons was hampering the counteroffensive against Russian positions in the east and south of the country.
Air defences shot down 25 of them, they added, without accounting for the other seven.
The aerial assault comes at a time when national leaders are ramping up calls for extra Western support to repel the Russian invasion.
The militaryâs general staff said âthe occupiers attacked Ukraine with 32 kamikaze drones ⦠of which 25 were destroyed by Ukrainian air defence forcesâ.
âThe Russian occupiers directed most of the attack UAVs to the Kyiv region,â they said.
âDrones entered the capital in groups and from different directions,â Sergiy Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.
Debris fell in several districts, damaging a flat in a multistorey building, as well as road surfaces and power queues, he added, saying one person was injured.
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Russia systematically targeted Ukrainian cities early in the invasion launched last year, but massive strikes have become less frequent as Moscowâs stockpiles dwindle and Ukraine bolsters its air defences.
Last month, Kyiv destroyed more than 20 drones and missiles in what it called the âmost powerful strikeâ on the capital since spring.
Speeches by several senior Ukrainian officials released Saturday drew a picture of a country at war held back by allies who had failed to grasp the scale and urgency of the crisis.
Newly appointed Defence Minister Rustem Umerov called for more military equipment.
âWe are grateful for all the support provided ⦠We need more heavy weapons,â Umerov said in his speech.
âWe need them today. We need them now,â Umerov added.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the slow delivery of Western weapons was hampering the counteroffensive against Russian positions in the east and south of the country.
