– Massive attack. Stay in the shelters, writes the mayor of Kyiv Vitalij Klitschko on the Telegram platform, on Tuesday night. For the third time in 24 hours, the Ukrainian capital was under attack. The Russians sent a mix of cruise missiles and drones at the city. Few of the weapons are said to have reached their targets. There are still injuries. Destroyed assault weapons have fallen over the city, according to the Ukrainian defense. Air defense under pressure The Ukrainians have assembled many different defense systems in and around the capital. Most of them use missiles of which there are limited quantities. Ukrainian fighter jets are also said to have been active over the capital last night. – I hear the sound of planes above me here in Kyiv. It’s an unusual sound. The airspace has been closed to civilian aircraft for over a year. These are Ukrainian warplanes. They are on patrol to shoot down Russian missiles, writes journalist Euan MacDonald on Twitter. High-rise building on fire In the district of Holoslivskyi, fallout from a Russian weapon hit a high-rise block. This led to a fire breaking out on the top floor of the building. – One person lost their life. Three others have been injured, including an elderly woman who has been taken to hospital, writes Mayor Klitschko. The authorities fear that there may still be people left in the building. In the Darnytskyi district, two residential buildings were reported on fire and several cars were destroyed. The information has not been confirmed by independent sources. Emergency workers put out a fire in a parked car, caused by remnants of Russian rockets in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Photo: AP Third day The head of the military in Kyiv writes on Telegram that Russia carried out the attack using Iranian-made Shahed – drones. For the third day in a row, Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Explosions have been reported in several places. During the last three days, other places in Ukraine have also come under air attack from drones and missiles. Among others are the cities of Odesa. Lviv and Mykolai hit. Heaviest attack since the invasion On 28 May, the most intense drone attack to date came against Ukraine. – This was the largest attack by Shahed drones since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, writes the Institute for the Study of War. The institute believes the Russians have failed in their new air offensive. – The aim of the activity in recent months was to reduce the Ukrainian ability to carry out an offensive. The Russians have prioritized goals in Kyiv and this has limited the possibility of achieving this goal in a meaningful way, writes the institute. The night’s attack was the 17th attack on the capital since the beginning of May, writes BBC News. A home caught fire after being damaged during a massive Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine May 30, 2023 Photo: Reuters Attack date set In his speech on Monday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a decision has been made on the timing of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, without giving further details about when it will happen, writes CNN. – The decision has been made. The timing of when to move forward – because we will, Zelenskyj said. Zelenskyj has praised the US-made Patriot anti-aircraft system delivered to Ukraine. Earlier on Monday, the president said that the Air Force had saved at least 100 lives. – The world must see that terror is losing, he said.
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