"The largest drone attack since the start of the Russian invasion" has all but been neutralized, according to Ukrainian announcements. On the night of May 27-28, 54 explosive drones launched by Moscow flew over the country. But the Ukrainian army would have succeeded in destroying 58 of them. Of these fifty drones, more than 40 were flying in the sky of kyiv.
"According to updated information, 58 of the 59 (drones) were shot down by our defenders," claims the staff. Earlier, the military authorities announced that they had destroyed 52 out of 54 explosive drones. The authorities have so far recorded two dead and three wounded in Kyiv.
"This is the largest drone attack on the capital since the start of the Russian invasion," the regional military administration said on Telegram, adding that it "took place in several waves , and the air alert lasted more than 5 hours". "According to preliminary data, more than 40 Russian drones were destroyed by anti-aircraft defense" over kyiv, she said. According to the regional administration, "after the destruction of the Russian drones", "debris fell on a seven-story building" in the Golosiivsky district, killing one person and injuring another.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the anti-aircraft defense on Sunday. "Every time you shoot down enemy drones and missiles, lives are saved. […] You are our heroes,” he thanked in a message posted on Telegram.
"Today the enemy decided to 'congratulate' the people of [the capital] on Kyiv Day with the help of their murderous drones," regional authorities quipped, mentioning the celebrated city holiday Sunday. This is the 14th Russian drone attack on kyiv since early May, authorities said. A total of 54 explosive drones were launched "from the regions of Bryansk and Krasnodar" in Russia, said the Ukrainian Air Force, which was pleased to have intercepted 52. According to it, Russia was targeting including "military installations and critical infrastructure in the central regions of the country, in particular in the Kyiv region".
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