Air alert announced in Kyiv and regions due to ballistic missile threat. Ukrainian Air Force warns of the movement of attack drones

Air alert announced in Kyiv and regions due to ballistic missile threat. Ukrainian Air Force warns of the movement of attack drones

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 21 2024, 06:52 AM  •  19519 views

An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and several regions due to the threat of ballistic missile attacks from the northeast. The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces urges the population to go to shelters.

An air raid alert was sounded in Kyiv and a number of regions due to the threat of ballistic missiles. There is also still a threat of attack UAVs in some regions. UNN reports this with reference to the Ukrainian Air Force. 

"Threat of ballistic missile use  from the northeast," the Ukrainian Air Force wrote on Telegram. 

"Attention! Air raid alert due to the threat of ballistic weapons! Go to the shelters!" - said the head of KCMA Serhiy Popko. 

The Ukrainian Armed Forces also warned of the movement of attack UAVs:

1. UAV in Rivne region, heading west.

2. UAV in the south of Chernihiv region in a northeasterly direction.

3. A UAV in the north of Dnipropetrovs'k region heading for Poltava region.