Ukraine soon faced another Russian and missile attack on Monday, with Air Raid alerts sounding across the country for at least six hours from midnight in Kiev time.
Neighboring Poland buried its military nozzles, while the Lithuanian media quoted the local police when it said that an unidentified type of unmanned aircraft entered its territory from Belarus.
The Ukrainian air defense in the telegram contribution said it shot down and stuck 309 out of 324 drones, as well as two of the seven missiles that Russia opened overnight. One of the main targets of the strike was the airport in the Western Khmelnytskyi region, although the explosions were also heard in several medium and southern regions of the country, she said. At least five civilians, including a child, were injured in Kiev, said the mayor of Vitali Klitschko in another telegram contribution.
In recent weeks, Russia has intensified air attacks on Ukraine with record numbers of drone raids, including 728 drones on July, which damaged residential buildings and infrastructure. The monthly civilian victims of Ukraine in June were the highest in three years, with 232 killed and 1,343 wounded.
Monday’s fire followed the discussion of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on military needs of Ukraine and further steps to sanctions with European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
“We are constantly strengthening the Ukrainian aviation shield and it is necessary to maintain a clear understanding between partners exactly how they can help,” Zelenky said in the paper on X, who commented on the attack.
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In the last few days, the Ukrainian army has announced liberation from the Russian forces of two occupied settlements in the northeast sum.
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