Since the evening of October 9, Russian occupation forces have been terrorizing Ukraine with strike drones of the type" Shahed". The presence of enemy drones in the airspace of our country is reported in Air Force Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Updated 02:04: According to preliminary information, a 6-story residential building was damaged as a result of the attack in the Pechersk district of Kyiv, Tkachenko reported.
There are no reports of injuries at this time. In the Holosiivskyi district, the facades of two residential buildings and two cars were damaged.
Meanwhile, a residential building was set on fire in Zaporizhzhia. Two people were previously injured. According to the head of the OVA Fedorov, the Russians launched at least three strikes in the city.
Updated 01:46: In Kyiv, debris from downed drones was recorded falling at several locations, said Timur Tkachenko. According to him, debris from a downed enemy target was found, including in a courtyard in the Podilskyi district of the capital.
"Regarding other consequences, we are clarifying the situation on the ground. For now, the danger of enemy drones remains," he added.
Updated 01:08: Head of the KMVA Timur Tkachenko reported that air defense units are repelling an enemy attack on the capital.
"Given previous attempts by the Russians to strike at critical civilian infrastructure facilities, there is a possibility of an attack on such facilities. We are recording reports of possible problems with electricity and water supply in the information space. In parallel, we are clarifying the situation with the operational services," his statement said.
Tkachenko said that no outages have been allowed due to the military threat yet.
"There are point outages, accidents that occur constantly in our housing stock and communications. Emergency services are working on this. The districts are in touch. I ask Kyiv residents to stay in shelters until the alarm is lifted. Russians are terrorists and pure evil," he added.
Updated 00:49: UAVs are heading towards Kyiv, Poltava, Kremenchuk, Dnipro, and Kharkiv.
Updated 00:19: Due to a massive attack by enemy UAVs in Kyiv, there may be interruptions in electricity and water supply, said Vitaliy Klitschko.
"All services are working, monitoring the situation, and ready to respond," the mayor added.
Updated 00:09: According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, enemy drones are flying in the direction of Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and the Dnipro.
As of 23:55, explosions were reported in a number of Ukrainian cities, including Dnipro. Air defense forces are working in Kyiv, the city's mayor informed. Vitaliy Klitschko The media reported that there were some power outages in the capital - this information has not yet been officially confirmed.
In addition, air defense systems are operating in Zaporizhia, said the head of the Zaporizhia OVA. Ivan Fedorov .
Meanwhile, an expert in electronic warfare and communications systems Sergey"Flash" Beskrestnov says that he hasn't seen so many "Shaheeds" in the sky over Ukraine for a long time.
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Russia has apparently set itself a new strategic objective on the front. A report by the Russian military leadership suggests that Moscow appears to have set its sights on capture of Zaporizhzhia .
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine and Russia will soon sit down at the negotiating table.
"This is a terrible war. It's worse than any conflict since the end of World War II. You look at the people being killed. It's Russia and Ukraine. I think we'll make a deal there, we'll do it. There are many reasons for them to do it. And I think they'll come to the negotiating table soon," the American leader said.
