Russia drone attack
Rescuers and volunteers work to rescue people from under the rubble after a missile strike hit a restaurant in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on June 27, 2023. – At least three people were killed and more than 40 wounded in a Russian rocket strike that hit a restaurant in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, authorities said on June 27, 2023. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

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Russia launches overnight drone attack on Kyiv causing minor damage

Russia attacked Kyiv in an overnight drone strike, causing minor damage, authorities said Tuesday as NATO leaders prepare for a summit focused on supporting Ukraine against Moscow’s invasion. ALSO READ: Russia takes control of Wagner’s heavy military equipment “The enemy attacked Kyiv from the air for the second time this month,” Kyiv’s military administration said on its Telegram […]

11-07-23 10:24
Russia drone attack
Rescuers and volunteers work to rescue people from under the rubble after a missile strike hit a restaurant in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on June 27, 2023. – At least three people were killed and more than 40 wounded in a Russian rocket strike that hit a restaurant in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, authorities said on June 27, 2023. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

Russia attacked Kyiv in an overnight drone strike, causing minor damage, authorities said Tuesday as NATO leaders prepare for a summit focused on supporting Ukraine against Moscow’s invasion.

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“The enemy attacked Kyiv from the air for the second time this month,” Kyiv’s military administration said on its Telegram account.

The attack used Iranian-made Shahed explosive drones launched from the south, it said, likely from Russia’s Krasnodar region.

“All detected air targets moving in the direction of Kyiv were destroyed by the forces and means of our air defence,” it added, without specifying how many drones had been downed.

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Kyiv’s interior ministry said drone wreckage had been located at an undisclosed location in the Kyiv region.

“Windows and outbuildings of private households were damaged,” it said, adding there was no immediate information on victims.

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Kyiv, which had been relatively spared from attacks since the beginning of the year, faced frequent nightly aerial raids in May.

The western port city of Odesa was also targeted in an overnight drone strike, according to Sergiy Bratchuk of the local administration.

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Aerial defences had been activated, he said, without giving details.

Air alerts were also reported in Mykolayiv, Kherson, Kirovograd, Poltava, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions.

On Tuesday NATO leaders will grapple with Ukraine’s membership ambitions at their summit in Vilnuis, their determination to face down Russia boosted by a breakthrough in Sweden’s bid to join the alliance.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to head to the Lithuanian capital to make the case that Kyiv has earned the right to join when the Kremlin’s invasion ends.

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