Aug 26, 2024 12:38 PM IST
At least seven explosions were heard in Kyiv as a nationwide warning against Russian aerial attacks was sounded.
The Ukrainian military on Monday said that Russia has launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, reported Reuters.
At least seven explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv, amid a nationwide alert warning against Russian aerial attacks, according to AFP.
Ukraine’s air force told Ukrainians that Russia had 11 TU-95 strategic bombers in the air and confirmed the launch of a number of missiles.
They said that there were multiple groups of Russian drones moving towards eastern, northern, southern, and central regions of Ukraine, followed by multiple cruise and ballistic missiles, reported the Associated Press.
The attack began around midnight and is still ongoing. It appears to be Russia’s biggest offensive against Ukraine in weeks.
Local authorities reported explosions in the northwestern city of Lutsk and said that an apartment block had been damaged and one person has been killed.
The governors of the southern regions of Odesa and Zaporizhzhia and the northern region of Kharkiv confirmed explosions in their regions. In a message on Telegram, they urged people to take shelter.
