Russia attacks Ukraine with 97 drones
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KYIV, March 16 (Reuters) - Russia launched a rare daylight attack on Kyiv on Monday using drones that appeared upgraded, Ukrainian officials said, with multiple explosions ripping through the city and drone debris crashing onto the capital's main square.
The attack hit four districts, damaging residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure, officials said.
Russian attacks on Kyiv overnight left at least four people dead and 15 injured, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Saturday.
Russian forces have stepped up long-range drone and missile attacks over recent months. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The strikes comes after the United States paused ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine due to the war with Iran.
Preliminary reports suggest the drone may have been AI-powered and capable of autonomous operation. Analysts note it could have been part of a swarm,
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said drone debris fell in the busy Shevchenkivskyi district in the city centre, the western Svyatoshynskyi district where it caused a grass fire in an open area, and in the neighbouring Solomianskyi district where it hit a non-residential area.
Drone debris crashed onto the historic Maidan square in central Kyiv early Monday as explosions echoed out during a rare daytime Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital, AFP journalists reported.
EADaily, . In the center of Kiev on the Maidan, a new type of Russian Lancet drone fell. Ukrainian media are writing about this today.
Air raid sirens sounded at 8:26 a.m., followed by explosions and air defense activity around 20 minutes later, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
Explosions rang out over the Ukrainian capital as air defence systems countered a rare daytime Russian attack on Kyiv. Debris fell with no casualties repor
Kyiv's tools, honed over years of daily Russian drone attacks, could give a critical boost to Middle Eastern countries looking to repel attacks from Iran.