KYIV: Russia launched several waves of drone attacks targeting Kyiv early on Monday, with air defense units engaged in repelling the strikes for several hours, Ukraine\u2019s military said.
\nReuters\u2019 witnesses heard numerous blasts in Kyiv in what sounded like air defense systems in operation and saw objects being hit in the air.
\nKyiv, its surrounding region and all eastern part of Ukraine have been under air raid alerts since around 1 a.m. on Monday (2200 GMT on Sunday).
\n\u201cSeveral enemy UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) are over and near the capital,\u201d Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv\u2019s mayor said on the Telegram messaging app.
\nUkraine\u2019s air force said earlier on Telegram that several groups of Russian drone attacks were heading toward Kyiv and Ukraine\u2019s west. It also said it detected the launch of several guided bombs from Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine at around 04:40 a.m. (0140 GMT).
\nThere was no immediate comment from Moscow, which has launched multiple air attacks on Kyiv and Ukraine throughout September, targeting Ukraine\u2019s energy, military and transport infrastructure in which dozens of civilians have died.
\nThere were no immediate reports of damage or casualties as a result of the attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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