Mass shelling of Ukraine on May 3: explosions were heard in Kiev, Dnipro, Cherkasy and Zaporozhye
The air defense systems have been actively operating in several regions of the country, and Kiev, in particular, has already undergone the third attack in the last 6 days. The focus in one material gathered information about the nightly shelling of Ukraine on May 3. In the capital, air alarm was announced at 0:14. The KVDA urged citizens to go to shelters. At about 00:49, the city residents heard the first explosions, then they were repeated at 01:22, 01:40, 01:52 and 02:15.
At 0:55 in the Kiev Military State Administration they were informed about the work of air defense. Air alarm lasted for almost 5 hours and ended at 4:48. The KMVA reported that the capital has been 3 attacks in the last 6 days, and this time the enemy attacked the Kyiv region exclusively by Iranian Droam-Kamikadze. "According to preliminary information, all hostile targets were discovered and shot in the airspace around the capital.
Data of prompt erection at the moment - without victims and destruction. Information is specified. The forces of air defense are sincere thanks for excellent, professional service! City Infrastructure! Glory to Ukraine! " - wrote Sergey Popko, Chief of the KMVA.
Air alarm in the Zaporozhye region began at 1:24, but at 22:33 on May 2, local publications began to report on the launches of Iranian drones and their approach to the city, as well as that they were started to knock down the defense forces. In addition, it was reported to start enemy C-300 towards the regional center. The head of Zaporizhzhya Ova Yuri Malashko in Telegram urged residents of the region to stay in safe places and store information silence.
The explosions in Zaporozhye became known at 01:25. Air anxiety in the region lasted until 03:54. The chairman of the Zaporizhzhya Ova urged citizens to keep information silence, not to distribute photo and video materials and not to help the enemy adjust the fire. The alarm raised at 3:57. Local telegram channels reported C-300 missiles. There is no details for this time.
In Dnipropetrovsk, air alarm was declared at 0:56, and within a minute it became known that the hostile "Shahda" would fly to the region. At 1:42 in local publications reported Iranian drones directly above the Dnieper. Shahaneda is just over the city of Dnipro. A request to stay in shelter or go to the corridor where there are 2 walls, " - the message said. In social networks, residents began to report that they heard explosions - the result of drones. Heaven, "he wrote.
The air alarm in Dnipropetrovsk was rang at 3:53. At 2:26, residents began to report on the approach of Iranian" mopeds "in local telegrams, and at 2:33, that they had already crossed the border of the region. At 2:56 a report of explosions in Kirovohrad region was received. . There are no official comments from the authorities about explosions in Cherkasy region.
According to the monitoring groups, the air goals were recorded in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kharkiv regions this night. Not all UAVs found are "Shahmed". Some of them are intelligence, which aim to distract the Ukrainian air defense. Recall that on May 1, Russian invaders struck a massive rocket strike in Ukraine. In Kiev, air defense shot down all the goals, and in Pavlograd hostile rockets were hit by an industrial enterprise.