2023-05-19 10:21:45
Relentlessly, Russian missiles and drones fly over the skies of kyiv at night. While tensions around the upcoming Ukrainian counter-offensive are growing, the Ukrainian capital, relatively spared since the end of winter, is the target of regular bombardments. Since the beginning of May, it has been targeted by ten aerial attacks that the local civil and military administration deems “unprecedented in their power, intensity and variety”. Other cities in the country, far from the front, are also affected by this new campaign which takes place at a time when the two countries are stepping up their attacks in order to destabilize and disorganize the enemy armies.
On Thursday, May 18, authorities installed by the Kremlin in occupied Crimea reported the derailment of a train carrying grain following an explosion. Local railways claimed the incident was the result of the “acts of third parties”, thus rekindling suspicions of Ukrainian acts of sabotage behind Russian lines.
Kiev authorities, for their part, claimed to have destroyed a wave of explosive drones launched against the capital on Friday at dawn, while the military administrations of other cities, in the west and south of the country, have reported explosions. The previous night, thirty Russian missiles had crossed the Ukrainian sky. In kyiv, the inhabitants were awakened by the explosions around 5 am. In the minutes that followed, as with every attack, the waves of messages of mutual support circulated on the Telegram app’s dozens of chat channels that list air alerts, missile movements and explosions across the country. country. Between 5:05 a.m. and 5:07 a.m., on one of the capital’s chats: “What the fuck is that scary. “I jumped it was so brutal. ” ” Everything will be alright. “My whole apartment is shaking. “Thanks to Air Defense. » “My God, protect our defenders. »
Damaged energy infrastructure
In the early morning, the Ukrainian army announced that it had intercepted twenty-nine of the thirty Russian cruise missiles launched at various targets in the territory, as well as two Iranian Shahed-type drones. The protection of Ukrainian cities has been strengthened over the months by new sophisticated Western air defense systems, including two American-made Patriot defense systems.
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