Four killed in Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv

Dawn raid connected engaged Shevchenkivskyi territory besides damaged h2o pipeline and forced closure of metro station.

At slightest 4 radical person been killed successful a Russian drone and rocket onslaught connected the Ukrainian capital.

Timur Tkachenko, caput of Kyiv’s subject administration, said the onslaught astatine dawn connected Saturday took spot successful the city’s centrally located Shevchenkivskyi district.

“Stay successful shelters,” said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, successful a station connected Telegram connected Saturday morning. He had warned of a “ballistic rocket threat” against the superior hours earlier and said aerial defences were successful cognition astir the city.

Windows were shattered successful Shevchenkivskyi district, including those astatine the entranceway of the Lukianivska metro station, which was closed down, according to the mayor.

Shevchenkivskyi country is simply a engaged portion of Kyiv with universities, bars and restaurants.

Also connected Saturday, Russian forces “attacked the centre” of Zaporizhzhia, injuring 2 people, according to section politician Ivan Fedorov. An administrative gathering of an concern installation was partially damaged, helium said.

Firefighters enactment astatine the tract of the damaged Lukianivska metro presumption aft a Russian rocket onslaught connected Kyiv [Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo]

Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull said explosions were heard astatine astir 6am (04:00 GMT), “reverberating amid a volley of anti-aircraft fire, with aerial alerts suggesting some ballistic rocket and drone threats”.

He said that fume was seen coming retired of a residential building.

Later that morning, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that it had destroyed 24 drones and 2 ballistic missiles that were launched arsenic portion of the aforesaid attack.

Ukrainian counterattacks

The uncommon onslaught connected the bosom of the Ukrainian superior comes successful the mediate of intensified Ukrainian aerial attacks connected Russian vigor and subject facilities successful caller months.

Ukraine’s service has deed respective Russian lipid depots recently, including 2 large strikes connected a installation adjacent a subject airfield successful Russia’s Saratov portion that triggered days-long blazes.

Late connected Friday, a Ukrainian drone onslaught connected Lyudinovo successful Russia’s Kaluga portion sparked a occurrence astatine an concern site, according to determination politician Vladislav Shapsha.

Video posted connected unofficial Russian societal media sites showed firefighting vehicles speeding disconnected successful the absorption of a ample blaze astatine what they said was an lipid retention depot successful the city. No casualties were reported.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies