Looks familiar.
Posted on 05/28/2023 3:25:26 AM PDT by FarCenter
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russia unleashed the "most important" assault by drones on Kyiv overnight Saturday-Sunday since the start of the invasion, but nearly all were destroyed, military authorities said.
Forty of the 54 drones launched targeted the capital, killing two people and wounding three.
"In total a record number of explosive drones launched were counted: 54!" Ukraine's air force said in a Telegram post on Sunday.
The attack "took place over several waves and the air raid alert lasted more than five hours!"
"According to preliminary reports more than 40 Russian drones were destroyed by air defence" systems over Kyiv, the administration added.
With most of the drones being downed, "debris fell on a seven-storey building" in the capital's Golosiivskii district, killing one person and wounding another.
A fire broke out in a warehouse zone sending flames shooting 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) into the sky and also injuring one person, the administration said.
"The emergency services are at all the sites," the regional authorities said.
Near a petrol station in the Solomianskii area, a 41-year-old man died and a 35-year-old woman was wounded and hospitalised, said Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko.
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Russia just spent a whole lot of money and equipment to kill two civilians and wound another? Sad for those killed and injured. But what a waste of resources by Russia. At this point, looks like any big blue city in the US may be as dangerous if not more so than targets of Russian attacks. /not entirely joking
I understand the Russian prisoners and madmen are advancing to Kiev.
Looks familiar.
putin/russia doesn’t understand love
they understand brutality and hatred. they think they can break Ukraine and Ukrainians will. they don’t understand Ukrainians would rather die than stop fighting for their home, for their country, for each other
putin is too stupid, too evil to grasp this
“When Russia started this aggression, they looked at the world as if they were looking at themselves in a mirror. They thought that supposedly everyone in the world was cynical and despised people in the same way as the owners of Russia do. But the world is different – the world helps us protect life. And anyone who goes against the world will become marginal. Russia will gain nothing and lose everything. Glory to all who defend our state! Glory to all who help”
~ Zelensky
>>Russia just spent a whole lot of money and equipment to kill two civilians and wound another?
What did the drones cost, compared with the anti-aircraft missiles?
Is Patriot destroyed, or just dysfunctional?
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they think they can break Ukraine and Ukrainians will.
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The Ukies are doing a fine job of breaking themselves, ( Artymovsk is an excellent example) and the collective West is doing a fine job assisting them in fighting down to the very last Ukrainian.
I can tell you, when the “ last” Ukrainian is asked “ Was it worth it”? He / She will say HELL NO.
you couldn’t be more wrong
they hit the ammo dump.....
These are slow moving low flying Iranian drones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136
UKs use AAA guns - 20/23 mm auto cannon
Have cobbled together a fire control system of CCTV camera linked to tablet to target them
A Patriot would be overkill - its saved for large fast moving missiles
The abandoned hospital?
“A fire broke out in a warehouse zone sending flames shooting 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) into the sky”
Didn’t realize household goods from Amazon where that flammable.
Oh. I missed that. My bad.
Just getting ready for the counter offensive that is coming soon. Look to see more attacks like this as the Ukrainians advance into Russian held lands. Be glad none were nukes.
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