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Warhead of Russian missile removed in Kyiv region

Warhead of Russian missile removed in Kyiv region The warhead of the X-101 missile was removed by sappers in the Kyiv region (photo: t.me/dsns_telegram)

In the Kyiv region, the pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service removed the warhead of a Russian X-101 missile. This occurred after yesterday's mass air strike by the enemy, according to the State Emergency Service.

Emergency responders clarified that the warhead of the X-101 missile was seized in the Vyshhorod district of the Kyiv region.

Sappers from the Mobile Rescue Center of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine were involved in the operation.

The Service added that the enemy missile no longer poses a threat to residents.

The State Emergency Service also urged citizens not to ignore air raid sirens and, in case of a signal, to seek shelter. It is also important to observe information silence, not to remove or post air defence activities online.

"Do not approach missile debris and report explosive objects by calling 101 if found!" - said the emergency responders' statement.

У Київській області вилучили бойову частину російської ракети

In the Kyiv region, sappers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine confiscated the warhead of a Russian X-101 missile in the Vyshhorod district (photo: t.me/dsns_telegram)

Massive Russian air strikes on Ukraine on April 11

Earlier, it was reported that during the night and early morning of April 12, Russian occupiers carried out a massive combined air strike on Ukraine. During this attack, the enemy used a total of 82 air attack assets (suicide drones and missiles of various types), of which 57 targets were destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' air defense systems.

As in previous attacks, the main targets of the invaders in this air strike were Ukraine's energy infrastructure. This time, energy facilities in the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, and Kyiv regions were targeted. According to DTEK, the largest private investor in the energy industry, two thermal power plants were damaged.

For more information on the consequences of the Russian combined air strike on Ukraine on April 11, read the article by RBC-Ukraine.