ADDS FURTHER INFORMATION ON AIRSTRIKES; EDITS THROUGHOUT
By Burc Eruygur
ISTANBUL (AA) - At least four people were injured early Monday in a Russian airstrike in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.
Klymenko said the victims were hurt by falling debris in the southeastern Darnytskyi district, where 10 rescuers and two units of basic fire rescue equipment are working.
“The police documented the consequences of yet another Russian war crime,” he added.
In a later statement, the Ukrainian Air Force claimed it downed eight missiles launched from Russia’s Bryansk region in an attempted strike on Kyiy, which it said took place at 4 a.m. local time (0200GMT).
“All eight targets were destroyed by anti-aircraft missile units of the ‘Center’ air command,” the statement said.
It added that18 Russian drones were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems in a separate attack, mostly over the southern Mykolaiv region.
The Mykolaiv regional administration claimed on Facebook that 13 drones were shot down by air defense systems.
Debris from the downed drones resulted in damage to a residential building in the city of Ochakiv, and warehouses in the Mykolaiv and Bashtanka districts, it added.