Russian drone attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding area continued for a fifth day today, with air raid sirens sounding almost all day, causing even more disruption to the lives of millions of people.
Four people were injured in the attacks early this morning, and damage was caused to storage facilities, an apartment building, and a shopping center in the Kyiv area, said Timur Tkachenko, the region’s governor, via Telegram.
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Dozens of drones have struck Kyiv and the surrounding areas in recent days, killing residents and causing damage to homes and warehouses. A Russian drone strike on an ammunition depot on Friday caused explosions and claimed the lives of 38 people.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated yesterday that the continuous drone attacks are intended to wear down the Ukrainian people. In four days, Russia launched more than 1,500 drones against Ukraine.
A Russian strike also caused a fire at a terminal operated by the private courier company Nova Poshta in the southern Odesa region, Governor Oleks Kipper said today.
In the southeastern city of Kryvyi Rih, a drone attack on an industrial facility injured two people, a local official said today.
Ukraine and Russia have intensified their strikes in recent days against economic targets, such as major e-commerce companies and retail businesses, with Russia targeting warehouses belonging to large Ukrainian supermarket chains, essential postal services, and home goods stores.
Ukraine has also targeted Russian infrastructure. A transportation hub in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg was attacked by a drone, the local governor said.
Russia has intensified its airstrikes over the summer, taking advantage of Ukraine’s lack of interceptor capabilities capable of shooting down ballistic missiles.
But the increasing use of drones during the day has disrupted daily life for Kyiv residents, including by suspending subway service.
Dozens of passengers waited on crowded platforms in Kyiv for service to resume, as trains stopped crossing the Dnieper River during the clashes.
Among them was 38-year-old nurse and psychologist Yuliana Olinik, who was trying to take her two sons to school ahead of the start of the school year. The air raid alert prevented them from moving and forced them to wait on the subway platform.
“We’ve been waiting here for maybe an hour,” Olinik told Reuters. She added that her family was forced to spend last night with relatives because the air raid alerts had cut short their journey home.
“I’m just thinking we could grab some sleeping bags and sleep in the subway, at the station near the school… Last year was tough at school, and now I really don’t know what to do. I just don’t know,” she said.
Source: KYPE
