Explosions, but no reported casualties after air raid alerts throughout Ukraine

Explosions, but no reported casualties after air raid alerts throughout Ukraine

Air raid alerts sounded all through Ukraine early on Friday, with some areas later reporting explosions and officers saying anti-aircraft items have been in motion in a number of areas.

The alerts prolonged to all areas of the nation for about an hour from 2 a.m. (2300 GMT).

But there have been no experiences of strikes on infrastructure or civilian targets and no indications of casualties because the alerts have been withdrawn in Kyiv and in central and southern areas.

Air raid alerts remained in drive into the early morning all through western Ukraine, however solely in two areas within the east and Russian-annexed Crimea within the south.

The head of Kyiv’s army administration stated Russian forces had despatched successive waves of drones in the direction of the capital, the tenth assault this month and the second in lower than 24 hours.

“This Kremlin tactic is an attempt to overwhelm our anti-aircraft forces and put psychological pressure on civilians. It won’t happen!” Serhiy Popko wrote on Telegram.

“All air targets sent toward Kyiv were destroyed by our anti-aircraft defences.”

Several areas reported anti-aircraft items in operation.

Explosions have been reported in broadly separated areas, together with Kriviy Rih in central Ukraine and Rivne and Lutsk within the west.

Ukraine’s army had stated on Telegram that Russian plane have been within the air and there was a menace of strikes from hypersonic Kinzhal missiles. An earlier army assertion stated some airborne targets had been downed, however gave no particulars.

The army had warned that central areas and Kyiv have been in danger from drones.

Russia’s Tass news company, quoting Russian-installed officers within the Moscow-controlled space of Donetsk area, stated Ukrainian forces had fired eight grad missiles into the Russian-held metropolis of Donetsk after midnight.

There have been no particulars of injury or casualties.

Reuters was unable to confirm particulars of any of the reported army exercise.

Source: www.anews.com.tr