Drones were shot down in Kyiv region during a 9-hour-long alert: debris damaged a house and burned grass

Drones were shot down in Kyiv region during a 9-hour-long alert: debris damaged a house and burned grass

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 21 2024, 08:36 AM  •  19932 views

The air alert in Kyiv region lasted over 9 hours. Air defense systems shot down enemy targets, no casualties were reported. Damage to one private house and power outages were reported.

In the Kyiv region, during a 9-hour-long air raid, air defense systems shot down enemy targets, with no casualties. One private house was damaged, power lines were cut, and grass was burning, Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv RMA, said on Wednesday, UNN reports.

The enemy continues to attack our area with attack drones. The air raid lasted all night and morning for more than 9 hours. Air defense forces were working in the region. There are downed enemy targets. There were no hits to critical and residential infrastructure. There were no casualties. As of 11:00 a.m., one private house was damaged as a result of the fall of the wreckage of the downed targets, and power lines were broken. There was also a fire in one of the districts on a grass flooring. The fire was extinguished

- Kravchenko wrote on Facebook.

According to him, most of the debris of enemy targets is recorded outside of settlements in open areas.

Operational teams continue to work to eliminate the consequences of the air attack.