The drones and rockets of the Russian Federation "Break through the air defense" of government quarter in Kiev - the media
Rescuers extinguish the fire. We will restore the buildings. But the lost lives do not return. The enemy terrorizes and kills our people all over the country every day," she wrote on social networks. The mayor of the capital Vitaliy Klitschko said that the fire in the government's building was due to the probable fall of the fragments of a whipped Russian drone. However, the Western media used a slightly different wording.
Andrew Kramer's report for The New York Times is said that the Russians allegedly "broke through the air defense system" in one of the most protected areas, the Kyiv Government Quarter. This is evidenced by the fact that in the morning from the windows of the upper floors of the Cabinet, a flame was erupted.
It was also noted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation released 17 winged and ballistic missiles, nine of which and nearly 60 drones "bypassed the air defense system and achieved goals. " This information corresponds to the data of the Armed Forces press service, which reported to 33 locations, but the military did not specify the breakthrough or bypass of the Ukrainian air defense.
In turn, the BBC reporters reported that they had seen twice flew drones, and heard roaring over their heads in the center of Kiev. "This is the most protected place in the country, but for the first time the government building has been attacking - probably with a drone," journalists write. The attack on the government building was commented by the British Prime Minister Kir Starmer. He stated that he was "stunned" by a cruel attack on the Ukrainian capital.
"I am impressed with the last cruel night attacks on Kiev and throughout Ukraine, which killed civilians and damaged infrastructure. For the first time, the heart of the civilian government of Ukraine was harmed. These cowardly strikes show that Putin thinks that he can act impunity. Recall that Ukrainian experts have determined the intensity of Russian blows in Ukraine, and also evaluated the degree of increase in UAV production in the Russian Federation.