Russian forces launched a continuous drone attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for nearly two days, with drones flying at low altitudes that evade standard detection systems.
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Russian forces have launched continuous drone attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, igniting fires and causing damage as debris from intercepted drones falls across the city.
Drone raids on the capital started early Saturday morning around 4:30 a.m. and lasted until 2 p.m.
A new wave began at 8 p.m. Saturday and continued until early Sunday morning at 6:40 a.m.
Drones were flying at low altitudes that evade standard detection systems.
As a result of an attack by Russian kamikaze drones on Kyiv, their debris fell in the Holosiivskyi district, in an open area
The ensuing fires were extinguished. Neither casualties nor damage were reported.
Russia launched its latest overnight drone strike on Ukraine, targeting the capital in an attack that lasted over five hours
Air defense downed all the drones targeting Kyiv, according to Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration
During an enemy attack on Kyiv on November 3, buildings at Shevchenko University were damaged.
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