Explosions rock Kyiv during 7th straight night of Russian attacks
Explosions were heard in the capital shortly before 11 p.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground. The sound of the blast suggested a target had been hit.
Kyiv endured a seventh consecutive night of Russian drone attacks late on September 2, as explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital shortly before 11 p.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the scene. The blast suggested a target had been struck, followed minutes later by additional rounds of explosions.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that air defense units were actively countering Russian drones and advised residents to seek shelter. No details on damage or casualties were available at the time. Air raid alerts also went off in cities like Ternopil, located far from the front line, as the Ukrainian Air Force warned of incoming Russian drones.
This latest barrage of drones followed a week of persistent Russian assaults on Kyiv, including daytime strikes, continuous air raid sirens, ballistic missile attacks, and significant civilian casualties. This surge prompted President Volodymyr Zelensky to modify Ukraine's aerial alert system, categorizing alerts into red and yellow levels, with yellow denoting drone threats and red indicating incoming missiles and large-scale combined attacks.
Moscow's assault on Kyiv unfolded amid a dire shortage of air defense systems in Ukraine, leaving cities vulnerable to ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones. Despite Ukraine's growing long-range strike capabilities to retaliate against Russia, the air defense crisis has made the summer of 2026 the deadliest period for civilians since the inception of the full-scale invasion.
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