Overnight into Tuesday, August 20, russia launched an attack on Kyiv with attack drones and, in the morning, struck with cruise missiles of the Iskander-K type. All targets were successfully shot down by air defense forces.
This follows from a statement by the Kyiv City Military Administration.
The missiles were intercepted on the approaches to the capital, and the drones also had no chance to avoid destruction thanks to the effective actions of air defense.
According to the information of the military administration, the air defense units managed to ensure the avoidance of destruction and casualties.
The Kyiv City Military Administration also noted that this is the 41st air alert and the fifth missile attack on Kyiv since the beginning of August.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on August 19, air defense forces destroyed an enemy reconnaissance drone in the Dnipropetrovsk Region.
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