Debris hit homes
Kyiv reports shooting down of 20 combat drones
05/20/2023, 11:15 am
Russia’s night air raids on Ukraine continue. According to the authorities, a number of drones could again be shot down in Kiev. However, the falling debris damaged houses and cars, it is said.
In the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, anti-aircraft defenses once again shot down numerous combat drones in what is now the eleventh Russian attack this month. Falling debris damaged two houses, cars and road surfaces, authorities in Kiev said. The Ukrainian Air Force spoke in a communication of a total of 18 so-called kamikaze drones of the Iranian type Shahed-136/131, which were shot down in the Kiev region. A total of 20 drones were destroyed in Ukraine.
“This night the aggressor again flew a massive attack with drones,” said the head of the Kiev military administration, Serhiy Popko. All were rendered harmless. “Strikes against Kiev were not allowed.” There are no injuries. A fire broke out in a house due to the falling debris and was then extinguished. In another house, the window panes were shattered, it said.
In the past week, Russia had also fired rockets at Kiev and other regions. Commentators said that the Russian military leadership first tried to destroy the country’s energy infrastructure and is now launching constant nightly attacks to deprive people of the capital of their sleep.
The leadership in Kiev saw the “senseless and costly attacks” as a sign of Russia’s desperation because Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin had not achieved any successes on the battlefield. Ukraine has been defending itself against Russian war of aggression for more than a year. She has consistently hailed anti-aircraft systems supplied by the West as life insurance for the country in its fight against Russia.