Russia has hit Ukraine with a wave of attacks, including Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones on the capital, Kyiv, reports the BBC.
The strikes hit critical infrastructure in three regions, cutting off electricity in hundreds of villages across the country, says Prime Minister Denys Shmygal.
At least seven people have died so far – four in Sumy and three in Kyiv.
A week ago, the capital was hit by Russian missiles at rush hour, part of nationwide attacks which left 19 dead.
In the port city of Mykolaiv, sunflower oil tanks were set on fire by the suicide drones, said the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Senkevich.
Mr Senkevich said three drones ignited the tanks at Mykolaiv late on Sunday evening, hours before the attack in Kyiv.
A Ukrainian air force official said since last night, 37 drones had been destroyed, which had all flown into the country from the south.
“The enemy can attack our cities, but it won’t be able to break us,” said President Zelensky, describing the attacks as “terrorising the civilian population”.
Kyiv’s mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, described the attacks as a “genocide of the Ukrainian people. The Russians need a Ukraine without Ukrainians.”
Mr Klitschko said that the city authorities were expecting soon the arrival of air defence systems to protect the capital from drone attacks.
Source: The BBC
