KYIV: Ukraine downed 22 missiles early Monday (Sep 2) that Russia fired in the direction of Kyiv and two different area throughout an assault that wounded three folks, authorities mentioned.
The missiles had been among the many 30 launched at Ukraine just a few hours earlier than Ukrainian youngsters started a 3rd college yr underneath the Russian invasion.
“In a single day, Russia fired a complete of 35 missiles, together with ballistic ones, and 23 drones at Ukraine,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned.
Ukraine shot down 9 ballistic missiles, 13 cruise missiles and 20 assault drones, the air power mentioned.
Loud explosions woke the capital up round 5.30am (0230 GMT), in line with AFP journalists in Kyiv.
Particles from destroyed missiles fell in 4 districts and wounded three folks, the pinnacle of the Kyiv navy administration Sergiy Popko mentioned.
A number of the wreckage broken a mosque in Kyiv, mentioned Zelenskyy, who accused Russia of “making an attempt to destroy all of our communities and even sacred locations of worship”.
Because the conflict stretches into its third yr, Ukrainians have seen day by day aerial assaults on their nation.
“As we speak’s morning – the morning the children return to highschool – was no exception,” Presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak mentioned.
“Russia continues to intentionally assault civilians, important infrastructure,” he added.
A missile strike on the northeastern metropolis of Sumy on Sunday night broken a social welfare centre and an orphanage, injuring 18 folks together with six youngsters, the mayor Oleksandr Lysenko mentioned on Telegram.
And shelling killed a girl in Kupyansk, regional governor Oleg Synegubov mentioned.
Reacting to the most recent missile assault, presidential chief of employees Andriy Yermak vowed a response to Russia’s assaults.
“There will probably be a solution to all the things. The enemy will really feel it,” Yermak posted on Telegram.
Kyiv has stepped up its strikes inside Russian territory, notably since launching a floor offensive into the close by Kursk area earlier this month.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod area which borders Ukraine, mentioned an in a single day aerial assault by Ukrainian forces wounded one particular person and broken a store and an infrastructure facility within the eponymous capital Belgorod.
