Two unexploded ballistic missiles that Russia fired at Kyiv yesterday defused
Explosives experts have defused two more unexploded ballistic missiles that Russian forces used to attack the Ukrainian capital on Oct. 7, the National Police reported and released photos.
Yesterday, two more unexploded Russian ballistic missiles that struck Kyiv were successfully defused by explosives experts, the National Police announced. These Iskander-M missile warheads, each weighing around half a ton, landed near residential areas in the Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi districts of the Ukrainian capital. The police officers carefully neutralized the dangerous components of the warheads and prepared them for safe transportation.
Subsequently, specialists from the State Emergency Service, in collaboration with the missile fragments, transported them to a temporary demolition site for further destruction.
On the previous day, in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, police and the State Emergency Service had also conducted a defusing operation on an unexploded ballistic missile found among residential buildings. Russia had launched this missile at Kyiv overnight on October 7. The country had conducted a combined attack on Ukraine, utilizing nearly 50 cruise missiles and 130 drones. Powerful explosions were heard throughout Kyiv, with hits reported in multiple districts.
In the Darnytskyi district, two individuals were reported dead due to the strikes, while an office and warehouse building were destroyed in the Podilskyi district. The National Police shared these developments on their social media platforms, urging people to follow them on Twitter, Facebook, and Google News for updates.
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