The Ukrainian Air Drive says a “severe scarcity” of interceptor missiles meant not one of the 23 ballistic missiles fired by Russia at Kyiv on Sunday night time have been shot down.
At the least 12 folks have been killed within the second large-scale Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital in every week, Kyiv’s prime navy administrator mentioned. Three extra have been killed within the wider Kyiv area, emergency officers added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed for allies to take “robust selections” on the this week’s Nato summit to supply Kyiv with air defences.
After the assault, he mentioned the Ukrainian navy had been profitable in intercepting cruise missiles and drones – however not ballistic missiles.
Sunday’s “huge Russian assault” consisted of 68 missiles and 351 strike drones, he mentioned in a submit on X.
Zelensky warned that Moscow would proceed to hit residential buildings so long as defensive Patriot missiles “stay in our allies’ stockpiles”.
It was one other horrifying night time for folks within the capital, with loud explosions and the growth of Ukraine’s air defences in motion.
As soon as once more, many residents sought shelter underground.
Widespread destruction was seen on Monday morning. Three giant blocks of flats within the metropolis have partially collapsed, some have been hit immediately by missiles.
Rescuers have been making an attempt to succeed in folks trapped contained in the ruins.
The strikes hit a number of buildings throughout the town, Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko mentioned, including that fires had damaged out in some residence complexes.
Warehouses and a storage workshop have been additionally broken, he mentioned.
Helicopters have been shuttling backwards and forwards within the sky, carrying water from the river to douse fires within the metropolis.
Kyiv’s prime navy administrator, Timur Tkachenko, mentioned 49 have been folks injured within the capital, with Zelenksy saying there have been 16 accidents within the wider area.
Ukraine’s Air Drive mentioned Moscow’s assault was repelled by “aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, digital warfare and unmanned techniques items, and cell fireplace teams of the Protection Forces of Ukraine”.
It mentioned that preliminary knowledge, recorded at 08:30 native time (06:30 BST), confirmed 37 missiles and 326 drones have been shot down or suppressed.
