Tragedy in Kyiv: Russian drones claim lives, injure dozens
Three people, including a 5-year-old child and his father, died overnight from Saturday to Sunday due to a massive Russian drone attack on Kyiv, the city's military administration reported. Initially, there were reports of two fatalities.
Currently, it's confirmed that "three people have died, including a 5-year-old child. Another 10 were injured. Among the deceased are a father and his young daughter. The youngest injured person is only 11 months old. We extend our condolences to the families and friends of the victims. We wish those injured a speedy recovery," reads a statement from the authorities of Ukraine's capital, published on Telegram.
Russian drones attacked six districts of Kyiv. In these areas, debris from downed drones also fell.
"A powerful enemy drone attack on Kyiv," was previously reported by the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko, on Telegram. "Rescue services have been dispatched to several districts of the city where fires were reported," he added.
Russia intensifies attacks
Since Thursday evening, Russia has been carrying out massive attacks on Ukraine, already using 214 drones. This is one of the largest attacks in terms of the number of drones used by Russia during the war. Most of the drones did not reach their intended targets.
Russian forces conducted one of the largest drone attacks on Ukraine, deploying 214 drones. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that most of these machines did not reach their targets.
114 Shahed-type drones were shot down along with others in the south, north, and central parts of the country. Additionally, 81 drones lost communication, but this did not cause any negative consequences.
