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Another sleepless night! Russia again bombards Ukraine with missiles and drones

This is the second attack of the night, as of this morning an air alert has been declared in eight regions - in northern and central Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv

Aug 29, 2024 09:01 96

Another sleepless night! Russia again bombards Ukraine with missiles and drones  - 1

Ukraine continues to fend off a massive drone attack by the Russian military. This is the second attack this night, and as of this morning an air alert has been declared in eight regions - in northern and central Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv.

Debris from a downed drone fell in two places in Kiev in the first wave of attack. According to preliminary data, no one was injured. In one case, a multi-storey residential block in the Holoseev district was damaged.

In the Cherkasy region, a fire broke out in an industrial plant as a result of a drone crash. Local authorities are organizing its suppression, but Victor Taburets, head of the military regional administration, does not specify the type of enterprise.

An air alert with the danger of missiles has been announced in the Kharkiv region, and additionally at 8:00 a.m. an air alert was also announced over the Odesa region.

The situation in the Pokrov direction remains tense - there the enemy is concentrating its main offensive efforts. This is what the General Staff of Ukraine reported this morning in its summary. The Russian army has attacked Ukrainian positions 59 times. More than half of all clashes took place in the area of Novogrodovka and Grodovka.

In addition, the occupiers are actively attacking in the Kupyan, Kurakhov and Torets directions. During the past 24 hours, 182 military clashes occurred.