Kyiv was the main target: All missiles and most drones targeted the capital
Photo: Head of the Communications Department of the Air Force Yurii Ihnat (Getty Images)
On the night of June 10, Russian forces launched the majority of their attack drones specifically at Kyiv. All the missiles were also directed at the Ukrainian capital, says in a comment to RBC-Ukraine Colonel Yurii Ihnat, Head of the Communications Department of the Air Force.
Russian forces used a total of 315 Shahed-type drones and various decoy UAVs from different directions during the attack that night.
According to Ihnat, Russia launched around 250 of those as strike UAVs during this assault.
"Most of them were headed straight for Kyiv. All the missiles launched at night were also aimed at the capital," said Ihnat.
Consequences of Russia's night attack
Last night was one of the largest strikes on Kyiv to date. Other targets included Odesa, the Kyiv region, the Dnipropetrovsk region, and the Chernihiv region.
In total, Russia used 322 aerial attack assets. Among them were 7 missiles, including two ballistic missiles of North Korean origin.
Civilian infrastructure was hit. A total of 19 fires broke out as a result of the strikes, with 4 still being extinguished.
In Odesa, even a maternity hospital became a Russian target. Two people were killed and nine injured there. A residential building, an ambulance station, and a business facility were also damaged.
In Kyiv, 4 people were injured. Damage was recorded in seven districts of the capital:
- Obolonskyi District: Apartments in a high-rise were destroyed; about a dozen parked cars were damaged. Firefighters are extinguishing a fire in a warehouse.
- Shevchenkivskyi District: Several impacts were recorded. A fire is being put out in an inactive building. A food market was damaged.
- Holosiivskyi District: Debris fell on the grounds of a church; the upper floors of a business center were damaged.
- Solomianskyi District: Debris ignited a fire on the roof of a 16-story building; a private home was damaged.
- Darnytskyi District: Fires broke out near a dormitory and in a park; cars burned in courtyards. A three-story residential building caught fire. Railway infrastructure was damaged.
- Desnianskyi District: Cars caught fire in a courtyard; the fire has been extinguished.
- Podilskyi District: Fires broke out in non-residential buildings; drone debris fell near a gas station.
For photos and videos of one of the most powerful strikes on Kyiv check RBC-Ukraine’s report.
