KYIV (Reuters) – Russia launched on Sunday its third ballistic missile on Kyiv in August, with preliminary knowledge displaying that every one the air weapons have been destroyed on their strategy to town, the army administration of the Ukrainian capital stated.
“That is already the third ballistic strike on the capital in August, with actual intervals of six days between every assault,” Serhiy Popko, the pinnacle of the Kyiv army administration, stated on the Telegram messaging app.
“In response to preliminary data, the Russians once more, for the third time in a row, almost definitely used North Korean ballistic missiles.”
Popko added that Ukraine’s air defence models additionally destroyed a lot of drones launched by Russia.
The scope of the assault was not instantly clear. Popko stated there have been no fast studies of casualties or harm.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the kind of missiles launched. A Reuters witness heard blasts that gave the impression of air defence methods early on Sunday.
About two hours after the preliminary assault, Kyiv, its surrounding area and most of central and northeast Ukraine have been beneath contemporary raid alerts, with threats of extra missiles heading in the direction of town, Ukraine’s air power stated.