Powerful explosions resounded this Tuesday, January 2 in the morning, in kyiv while Russia, according to the Ukrainian army, launched several missiles in the direction of the Ukrainian capital. Air alerts have been issued across the country due to the threat posed by Russian bombers.
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⇒ Powerful explosions in kyiv
⇒ Ukraine repels drone attack
⇒ Russia will “intensify” its military strikes in Ukraine, Putin promises
Powerful explosions in kyiv
This Tuesday morning, more than ten powerful explosions were heard in the capital, shaking buildings in the city center. Shortly before, the Ukrainian Air Force had issued an alert message on Telegram. “kyiv – stay in the shelters. A lot of missiles are coming (towards you),” she said.
The city’s military administration reported that fragments of downed missiles fell in different districts of kyiv, including residential areas. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said several areas of the city were now without power.
Strikes also hit the city of Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, said the head of the military organization Oleg Sinegubov.
Hours earlier, the military had warned that Russian strategic bombers were in the air. After takeoffs reported in Russia from Olenia (northwest) and Engels (southwest), several Tupolev Tu-95MS aircraft were in Russian airspace, Ukrainian military officials reported on Telegram. Four Tu-22M3 bombers also left the Russian site of Chaïkovka near the Belarusian border.
Ukraine repels drone attack
Around 2 a.m. local time on Tuesday (midnight GMT), explosions rang out in kyiv as Ukraine attempted to repel a drone attack on its capital, officials said. kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions and a fire in the capital. About an hour earlier, the regional military administration reported detecting drones in the city’s airspace.
According to the mayor of Mykolaiv (south), the air forces shot down drones in his city, and the falling debris caused a fire. The air forces said they had shot down 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched by Moscow during the night.
Russia will “intensify” its military strikes in Ukraine, Putin promises
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to “intensify” Russian strikes in Ukraine in retaliation for the unprecedented bombing by the Ukrainian army on the Russian town of Belgorod on Saturday, which left 25 people dead, including five children.
“We will intensify the strikes, no crime against civilians will go unpunished, that is a certainty,” said Vladimir Putin during a visit to a military hospital, affirming that these strikes will be carried out “on military installations”. “We are striking with precision weapons the places of decision-making, the places where soldiers and mercenaries gather, other centers of this type, military installations above all,” continued Vladimir Putin.
Moscow also struck Ukrainian cities over New Year’s Eve, with kyiv reporting a “record” number of drones launched by Russia.