Two Dead in Kyiv from Russian Airstrikes... "Largest Attack Since Spring"

Russia First to Be Attacked by Drone at Pskov and Other Locations on the Same Day

On the morning of the 30th (local time), Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, resulting in at least two deaths, Ukrainian authorities said. The authorities described it as "the largest air raid since this spring."

According to AP News and CNN, Serhiy Popko, the military administration head of Kyiv, stated via Telegram that fragments from drones and missiles launched by Russia toward Kyiv fell in several areas of the city, including the Shevchenkivskyi district, killing at least two men aged 26 and 36 and injuring three others.

On the 30th, after Ukraine's attack on Pskov in northwestern Russia, Mikhail Vedernikov, the governor of Pskov, posted photos on his Telegram showing the local scenes in Pskov.
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Popko explained that Russia sent Shahed suicide drones toward Kyiv from multiple directions and launched missiles using Tupolev (Tu)-95MS strategic bombers. He said, "This was the largest air raid since this spring."

AP assessed that this attack appears to be the largest drone strike on Russian territory since the war broke out in Ukraine last year.

In addition to casualties, property damage occurred, including building collapses.

Vitaliy Klychko, mayor of Kyiv, reported that fragments from Russia's attack fell in four locations within the city, damaging several non-residential buildings. In the surrounding Kyiv region, six residential buildings were damaged by missile fragments, resulting in numerous injuries.

Not only Kyiv but also Odesa, the capital of Ukraine's southern Odesa Oblast, and the central Cherkasy region were attacked by Russia on the same day. Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stated that all 28 missiles launched overnight by Russia and 15 out of 16 drones launched together were intercepted.

Earlier, Russia also reported that six regions, including northwestern Pskov, were subjected to large-scale drone attacks in the early morning. AP reported, "There were reports that 10 to 20 drones possibly attacked the airport." Four military transport aircraft were damaged at the Pskov regional airport.

In response, Mikhail Vedernikov, governor of Pskov, ordered the cancellation of all flights passing through the area to assess the damage situation.

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