Andrei Yermak, chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in a message on the Telegram messaging app that “air defense goes after targets”, without giving further details.
Kiev military administration officials also said on Telegram that air defense systems are repelling attacks on the capital.
Kiev’s military administration urged residents of the capital to stay in shelters, while Kiev’s mayor said debris from a Russian missile fell in the Shevchenkovsky district in the center of the capital.
The pioneers of social networking sites and Ukrainian sites have shared a video which they claim documents the Ukrainian air defense response to Russian attacks with “Kingal” missiles.
“First success” in Bakhmut
On Monday, the Ukrainian army announced the “first success” of its attack in the vicinity of the city of Bakhmut (east), which is experiencing the longest and fiercest battle in the Russian invasion.
The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, Colonel-General Oleksandr Sersky, said on Monday that the defense of the town of Bakhmut continued, adding that the past few days had shown Ukraine’s ability to advance and confront Russian forces there. .
“The advance of our forces along the direction of Bakhmut represents the first successful offensive operation in the defense of the city,” Sersky was quoted by Ukraine’s Military Information Center as saying.
“The past few days have shown that we can advance and destroy the enemy even under such difficult conditions. The defense of Bakhmut continues. All necessary decisions have been taken to defend the city,” he added in a statement. message broadcast by the center. on the Telegram messaging app.
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