It is about a Russian drone attack from several directions against the city, says mayor Vitaly Klitschko.
– The drone attack on the capital continues. The air force is operational in various parts of the city. Drones are coming in over the capital from different directions, says the mayor on his Telegram channel.
Eyewitnesses have told of the sound of several explosions which probably came from anti-aircraft systems.
The flight alert went out in both the city of Kyiv and the region of the same name, as well as in large parts of the rest of the Ukrainian territory on Monday evening, and continued overnight into Tuesday.
On the same night, Ukrainian drones were in Russian airspace. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 39 drones from Ukraine were shot down over seven regions. 24 of the drones were shot down over the Rostov region, according to a statement from the ministry early Tuesday morning.
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