On the night of March 19, russian kamikaze drones of the Shahed type were recorded in the sky over the Kyiv Region, explosions were heard in Kyiv, and the work of air defense forces was heard.
This was reported by the Kyiv City Military Administration and the Air Force of Ukraine.
At 11:44 pm, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that there were strike drones in Kyiv's airspace, people are asked not to ignore air alert signals and stay in shelters until the end of alert. Drones were also spotted in the east of the Vinnytsia Region, they are flying in a southwesterly direction to the Khmelnytskyi Region.
"Attention! Threat of use of ballistic weapons in regions where air alert has been declared!" the Air Force reported.
A few minutes later, the military clarified that there is a threat to Kyiv from the enemy's use of strike UAVs.
The Kyiv City Military Administration wrote that the air defense forces are working to eliminate the threat in the sky over Kyiv.
"Stay in shelters until the official signal to end the air alert. Follow safety measures," the officials urged.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of Monday, March 17, russian terrorists attacked Ukraine with 174 Shahed strike UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the directions: Oryol, Shatalovo, Kursk, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
Over the past week, air defense destroyed more than 850 air targets.
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