Russian Drones Threaten Kyiv and Multiple Ukrainian Regions in Early Hours of Saturday

Russian forces initiated another round of drone attacks on Ukraine on Friday evening, continuing through the early hours of Saturday. The Ukrainian Air Force detected multiple groups of Russian drones moving through western, central, and southern Ukraine, among them faster jet-powered versions of the Shahed attack drone.

In western Ukraine, military officials cautioned about a jet-powered drone heading towards Lutsk in the Volyn region after tracking aerial threats across neighboring Rivne region. Other drones were spotted over Zhytomyr region, including areas near Korosten and Korostyshiv, with additional threats approaching Kyiv region.

In central Ukraine, the Air Force issued a warning about jet-powered drones approaching Kremenchuk in the Poltava region. Further unmanned aircraft were tracked northwest of Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Southern Ukraine also experienced renewed threats, as Russian drones approached Mykolaiv and moved towards the Odesa region from the Black Sea.

At 12:36 a.m. on Saturday, Kyiv received an air raid alert due to warnings about jet-powered drones. These attacks come after a series of intensified Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure, including assaults on Kyiv's energy facilities and transport network.