“Ballistic threat: an air alert was announced in Kyiv and a number of regions on January 20, 12:22 Share: An air alert in Kyiv on January 20 was related to a missile threat (Photo: REUTERS/Alina Smutko) An air alert was announced in Kyiv on Monday, January 20 anxiety due to the threat of using ballistics. Updated at 12:20 p.m. The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the missile threat had been repulsed. The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported a missile threat to the areas where it was declared”, — write on: ua.news
The air alert in Kyiv on January 20 was related to a missile threat (Photo: REUTERS/Alina Smutko)
On Monday, January 20, an air alert was announced in Kyiv due to the threat of using ballistics.
Updated at 12:20 p.m. The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the missile threat had been repulsed.
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported a missile threat to areas where an air alert was declared, and high-speed targets in the Poltava, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions.
Sirens sounded in most of Ukraine, except for the western regions.
Russian ballistic attack on Kyiv on January 18 – what is known
Around 5:50 a.m. on January 18, powerful explosions rang out in Kyiv — almost simultaneously with the announcement of an air alert. The Russians attacked the capital with ballistic missiles.
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that Russia attacked Ukraine with four Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles, and two missiles were shot down by air defense in the Kyiv region. Debris fell in the Shevchenkiv district of the capital, causing serious destruction.
As a result of the attack in Kyiv, three people were killed and three others were injured. In the Shevchenkiv district, the main water pipeline, Lukyanivska metro station, McDonald’s restaurant, business center, shops and 10 cars were damaged.
According to Yuriy Ignat, head of the Communications Department of the Air Force Command, two ballistic missiles were flying at Kyiv, the anti-aircraft defense shot down both, but the fall of the debris led to the destruction due to the fact that one was shot down at a low altitude. Also, the combat part of the missile could detonate already after being shot down.