This {photograph} exhibits smoke rising over buildings in Kyiv, following a Russian air assault on August 26, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The sound of explosions rang out in central Kyiv on Monday morning throughout rush hour as Ukraine’s army warned of an enormous Russian missile and drone assault following waves of drone assaults within the early hours.
The air drive instructed Ukrainians Russia had 11 TU-95 strategic bombers within the air and confirmed the launch of numerous missiles. Exterior the Ukrainian capital, Reuters reporters heard the sound of air defences partaking targets.
Native authorities reported explosions within the northwestern metropolis of Lutsk and mentioned that an residence block had been broken and that they had been verifying doable casualties.
The Operational Command of the Polish armed forces mentioned on X that Polish and allied plane had been activated after Russia launched the assault which additionally focused areas in Ukraine’s west and close to the Polish border.
Ukrainians have been anticipating a serious Russian missile assault for a while. The U.S. embassy issued a warning final week of an elevated threat of assault round Ukrainian Independence Day, which Ukraine marked on Saturday.
Ukraine has itself stepped up its long-range drone assaults on Russia to attempt hit again at Moscow, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
“The desire to destroy our energy will cost the Russians dearly: their infrastructure,” Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of workers, mentioned on Telegram, apparently vowing retaliation.
Russia launched two waves of drone assaults earlier on Monday, Ukraine’s army mentioned, with preliminary data displaying no harm or casualties.
As much as 10 drones had been destroyed on their strategy to the town within the area round Kyiv at about 0230 GMT, Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s army administration, mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
There was no speedy remark from Russia. Each Russia and Ukraine deny focusing on civilians. Every says its assaults are geared toward destroying infrastructure key to the opposite’s battle effort.
