Russia launches pre-dawn air raid on Kyiv, killing at least 1; Moscow attacked by drones
The Hindu
Russia launched a pre-dawn air raid on Ukraine’s capital May 30, killing at least one person and sending Kyiv’s residents again scrambling into shelters to escape a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardments, while Moscow authorities said the Russian capital was attacked by drones.
Russia launched a pre-dawn air raid on Ukraine's capital May 30, killing at least one person and sending Kyiv's residents again scrambling into shelters to escape a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardments, while Moscow authorities said the Russian capital was attacked by drones.
At least 20 Shahed explosive drones were destroyed by air defense forces in Kyiv's airspace in Russia's third attack on the capital in the past 24 hours, according to early information from the Kyiv Military Administration. Overall, Ukraine shot down 29 of 31 drones fired into the country, most in the Kyiv area, the air force later added.
Before daylight, the buzzing of drones could be heard over the city, followed by loud explosions as they were taken down by air defense systems.
In Moscow, residents reported hearing explosions and the Defense Ministry later said that eight drones had been fired at the city in what it called a “terrorist attack” by the “Kyiv regime." It said five had been shot down and the systems of three were jammed, causing them to veer off course.
Ukraine has not commented on the Moscow attack, which would be one of its deepest strikes into Russia so far since Russia invaded Ukraine more than 15 months ago. Since the war began, Moscow has launched unrelenting drone and missile attacks at Ukraine's cities, frequently killing civilians.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a Telegram post that the attack caused “insignificant damage” to several buildings. Two people received medical attention for unspecified injuries but did not need hospitalization, he said.
Residents of two buildings damaged in the attack were evacuated, Sobyanin said.
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