Kyiv region under drone attack as air defenses activated
Kyiv residents in the metro during an air raid alert (Photo: Getty Images)
An air raid alert is ongoing in the Kyiv region, and air defense systems are active, according to the Kyiv Regional Military Administration.
“We ask everyone to remain in shelters. Air defense is operating in the region. Under no circumstances should you take photos or videos of our defense forces in action, the interception of aerial targets, or their fall,” the administration emphasized.
Earlier, threats of drone strikes were reported in the Fastiv, Obukhiv, Bucha, Bila Tserkva, and Vyshhorod districts of the region.
In Boryspil, residents reported a strike and a fire at the site of a drone attack. There is currently no official information on this incident.
Updated at 02:20
Local Telegram channels report that the threat to Boryspil is ongoing.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported an air raid alert on the night of September 22 in several regions of Ukraine due to Shahed attack drones launched by Russian forces.
Eastern and southern regions of Ukraine remain under threat.
The previous large-scale Shahed alert in Ukraine occurred on September 19, when Russian drone attacks targeted the eastern, southern, northern, and central regions of the country.
