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Russia launches ‘exceptional’ air attack on Kyiv
Updated On: 17 May, 2023 08:25 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
Debris fell across several districts starting fires, but no losses were reported the mayor said
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Firefighters put out a fire caused by fragments of a Russian rocket in Kyiv Tuesday. Pic/AP
Ukrainian air defenses thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital, officials said. Loud explosions boomed over Kyiv as the nighttime attack combined Russian missiles launched from the air, sea and land in an apparent attempt to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses. No casualties were reported as Western-supplied weapons helped fend off the assault. The barrage came as European leaders sought new ways to punish Russia for the war and a Chinese envoy sought traction for Beijing’s peace proposal.
Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv was “exceptional in its density — the maximum number of attacking missiles in the shortest period of time,” said Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv military administration. It was the eighth time this month that Russian air raids had targeted the capital, a clear escalation after weeks of lull. Debris fell across several districts starting fires, but no losses were reported, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
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