Kiev became the target of a combined Russian attack on Saturday night with drones and missiles, said the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitaly Klitschko after the explosions were heard throughout the city, TASR writes based on the AFP report.
“The explosions in the capital. Air defense has been activated. The city and the region are under a combined enemy attack,” he wrote on the telegram platform.
Injuries after the attack
At least eight people were injured in a massive attack, Kolko said, adding that two of them were taken to the hospital and the others were treated on the spot.
The Ukrainian Air Force warned that ballistic missiles were heading for the capital.
The head of the Military Administration Kiev Tymur tkačenko reported two fires in the district of Sviatošinskyj, the wreckage of the missiles incident in the district of Obolonski and the debris of the drone incident on the residential building in the neighborhood of Solomiansky in the west of the city.
Russian missiles on Friday in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa killed two people and injured several others, the Ukrainian authorities said.
Extensive exchange of prisoners
The Russian army said that Ukraine has attacked 788 drones and missiles from Tuesday, of which 776 were shot down.
The attacks occurred after Ukraine and Russia began a large exchange of prisoners on Friday, which would be the largest in the event of a successful completion since Moscow attacked the neighboring country more than three years ago.
In the first phase, both parties adopted 390 people and they are expected to exchange a total of 1,000 people on the basis of an agreement that was achieved during direct negotiations in Istanbul last week.
Russia indicated that after the exchange to take place within three days, Ukraine will send its proposal for permanent peace levels.
