Air defense downed more than 20 missiles over Kyiv, half of them ballistic. Attack consequences photos

On the morning of Monday, September 2, the russians launched a combined attack on Kyiv, using more than 10 cruise missiles, about a dozen ballistic missiles and an attack drone.

This was announced by the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhii Popko.

"The strike was combined - with cruise and ballistic missiles. The cruise missiles, (potentially Kh-101) were most definitely launched around three in the morning from the Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Saratov Oblast of the russian federation. These missiles entered Kyiv after complex maneuvers, from the southern direction. Simultaneously with the approach of cruise missiles to the capital, the enemy launched KN-24/Iskander-M ballistic missiles over Kyiv and its suburbs. To all this, there was also one strike unmanned aerial vehicle," Popko said.

He noted that air defense forces destroyed more than a dozen cruise missiles, about a dozen ballistic missiles and an attack drone in the capital's airspace.

"An incredibly large number of ballistic missiles at the same time! As a result of a missile strike on the city, debris fell in the Holosiyivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Dniprovskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts. Previously, there were cars on fire and damage to non-residential premises. Data on the destruction and victims are being verified. The operative units are working on the ground! Data of operational summaries are constantly updated and clarified!" Popko summarized.

Meanwhile, according to the State Emergency Service:

• In the Sviatoshynskyi district, 4 cars caught fire as a result of falling missile debris, the fire was extinguished. At another address, a two-story warehouse building is on fire. Rescuers extinguished the fire on an area of ​​700 square meters. In addition, firefighters extinguished a fire near the entrance of one of the subway stations, on an area of ​​20 square meters. The recycling point was on fire.
• In the Holosiyivskyi district: fragments of a missile hit the boiler house of one of the educational institutions. A fire on an area of ​​6 square meters was liquidated.
• In the Shevchenkivskyi district, emergency workers extinguished a fire on an area of ​​400 square meters. Disassembly of structures is ongoing.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the morning of September 2, a series of powerful explosions rang out in Kyiv, and air defenses are operating in the capital. The air alert covered the entire territory of the country. Several groups of cruise and ballistic missiles entered the airspace of Ukraine. According to the monitoring channels, all the missiles, having performed maneuvers, are flying towards Kyiv. At 5:27 a.m., the Air Force reported repeated launches of ballistic missiles in the direction of Kyiv.