During the time that explosions were heard in Kyiv on the night of October 18, air defense forces neutralized all drones flying in capital.
Explosions in Kyiv tonight: what is known
Explosions in Kyiv began to be heard at approximately half past ten in the evening on October 17, when drones launched by the Russians were heading to the capital.
The head of the city military administration, Sergei Popko, confirmed the work of the air defense at about one in the morning on October 18.
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Two hours later, people were already allowed to leave their shelters.
In the morning, the head of the KGVA noted that the drone attack, which is still ongoing in a number of regions, has become one of the most massive.
The enemy's target was Ukraine's infrastructure.
Combat operations in Kyiv's airspace lasted more than four and a half hours.
All UAVs heading to the capital were neutralized by the defenders of the sky.
According to the operational summary, the explosions in Kyiv tonight passed without destruction or casualties.
Kyiv on map
Kyiv is located in the north of Ukraine, on both banks of the Dnieper.
On the right bank of the river are seven districts of Kyiv (Goloseevsky, Obolonsky, Pechersky, Podolsky, Svyatoshinsky, Solomensky, Shevchenkovsky).
On the left bank are three (Darnitsky, Desnyansky and Dnieprovsky).
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You can monitor the situation in cities on the interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and on the air raid alarm map in Ukraine.