War in Ukraine
kyiv, dec 16 (reuters) -ukraine's air defence and mobile groups of drone hunters shot down 30 out of 31 russian drones over 11 regions across the country on saturday, the air force said.
Ukrainian air defense forces and drone hunter mobile units shot down 30 of the 31 Russian drones in 11 regions of Ukraine on Saturday, the Ukrainian Air Force said.
a series of explosions resounded throughout the ukrainian capital kyiv as air defence units engaged russian drones, reuters witnesses said.
Reuters witnesses said air defense forces in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv exchanged fire with Russian drones, followed by a series of **.
this is the sixth air attack on kyiv since the start of the month," said serhiy popko, head of the city's military administration.
This is the sixth air strike on Kyiv since the beginning of this month, "said the head of the Kyiv military administration, Sergei.
tonight, after three days of ballistic threats, the enemy again launched shaheds on the capital. the drones attacked in groups, in w**es, and from different directions," popko said.
Tonight, after three days of ballistic threats, the enemy again fired ** suicide drones at Ukraine. Drones swarm and attack from different directions. ”
there were no casualties and no major damage reported in kyiv, popko said.
Popko said that there were no personnel in Kyiv and no significant losses were reported.
the ukrainian air force said the russian military launched iranian-made shahed drones from three different directions in russia targeting 11 different regions in the centre, north and south of the country.
Ukraine's air force said the Russian military launched Iranian-made suicide drones from three different directions inside Russia, targeting 11 different regions in the center, north and south of the country.
the air force said in a statement on the telegram messaging app that fighter jets, anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of drone hunters repelled the russian drone attack.
The U.S. Air Force said in a statement published on the messaging app Telegram that fighter jets, anti-aircraft missile units and a mobile firepower group of drone hunters repelled the Russian drone attack.
kyiv mayor vitali klitschko said anti-aircraft units went into action as groups of the russian drones flew across the outskirts of the city and targeted areas near the city centre.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaly Klichko, said that air defense forces went into action when Russian drones flew over the outskirts of the city and targeted areas near the city center.
anti-aircraft activity was he**y, klitschko said, in the darnytskyi district on the east bank of the dnipro and explosions also struck historic podil on the opposite bank.
Klitschko said that in the Darnitsky district on the east bank of the Dnipro River, air defense activity is very intensive, and the historic Dnipro on the opposite bank also took place**.
the reuters witnesses reported loud blasts just after midnight. a new series of explosions over the next 45 minutes also hit areas near kyiv's central districts.Witnesses to Reuters said there was a huge ** after midnight. In the next 45 minutes, a series of new ** also took place near the central district of Kiev.