“kyiv survived another night of terror”: a massive Russian attack left at least 13 dead in the Ukrainian capital

As reported by the Ukrainian Air Force in its part of the bombing, Russia used a total of 496 drones and 74 missilesamong them 24 ballistic. He also specified that the air defenses managed to shoot down 476 Russian drones and 48 missiles.

“Once again, the enemy deliberately targets residential areas and kills civilians,” the jhead of the military administration of the city of kyiv, Timur Tkatchenko.

The official said that 28 places were affected, “mainly residential buildings and civil infrastructure,” while the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, indicated that the bombings damaged a building in the center of the capital that housed an ambulance station.

“Five health professionals were injured (…). One of them, a paramedic, is in critical condition,” he detailed on Telegram.

In addition, Klitschko declared a day of mourning in kyiv for Friday “in memory of the victims of the enemy’s most massive attack on the capital.” “On that day, flags will fly at half-mast in all municipal buildings. It is also recommended that state flags be lowered in public and private buildings,” he indicated.

Russia’s continued terror against civilians in Ukraine demonstrates its unwillingness to end its war.

Kyiv survived another night of terror. At least 13 people were killed and dozens were injured.

Russia’s main targets were private homes, apartment buildings, warehouses, and a… pic.twitter.com/94Oxi9ZPlV

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He ministry of foreign affairs of Ukraine assured that “kyiv survived another night of terror”. “Decisions are needed on air and missile defense systems for Ukraine right now, not later. Decisions are needed to increase sanctions pressure on Russia right now, not later,” that portfolio questioned.

The explosions of hits and interceptions by Ukrainian air defenses echoed throughout the city in the early hours of the day.

The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelensky had announced the day before from Ireland that he would immediately return to kyiv after receiving information about a “large-scale” attack that Russia was preparing.

In this context, he had asked the population not to ignore the anti-aircraft alarms and to go down to the shelters when the sirens sounded. Hundreds of residents heeded the president’s request and headed to the subway to protect themselves.

Russia had been attacking Ukraine for several days with an unusually low number of drones and missiles, which made some observers suspect that it was accumulating weapons to launch another major attack like the one this morning.

Meanwhile, hours after that offensive, the governor of the region of Nizhni Novgorod, Gleb Nikitinsaid that Ukraine attacked with drones a refinery of Lukoil in the town of Kstovo, located about 450 kilometers east of the Russian capital, causing the death of one person and injuring four more people.

Nikitin indicated that during the night Russian anti-aircraft defenses shot down 30 Ukrainian drones and that falling drone fragments caused “non-critical damage” to an industrial facility and several homes, he said, without giving further details.

For its part, Ukraine confirmed the attack on the refinery, noting that primary crude oil processing facilities were damaged, and published photos of the damage.

According to Lukoil on its official website, the Kstovo refinery is one of the largest of its kind in Russia.