“An alarm was declared in a number of regions due to the threat of UAVs, air defense was working in Kyiv January 21, 22:52 Share: The sky over Kyiv during a drone attack, January 13, 2025 (Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich) Tuesday evening, January 21, in Kyiv and most regions of Ukraine announced an air alert due to the threat of the use of ballistic weapons by the Russians. 23:13 A new group of kamikaze drones in the east of the Kharkiv region and”, — write on: ua.news
The sky over Kyiv during a drone attack on January 13, 2025 (Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
On Tuesday evening, January 21, an air alert was announced in Kyiv and most regions of Ukraine due to the threat of the use of ballistic weapons by the Russians.
23:13 A new group of kamikaze drones is in the east of the Kharkiv region and is heading west/southwest, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
23:04 An attack drone is moving in the direction of Sumy, the Air Force warned.
22:54 The Air Force warns about the movement of drones in Mykolaiv.
22:20 Acting the mayor of Sumy, Artem Kobzar, said that the shahed hit the private sector in the city.
22:14 Data of the Air Force on the movement of UAVs:
- in the center and southeast of the Sumy region, the course is west;
- in the east and southwest of the Kharkiv region, the course is east/southwest;
- in the center of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the course is south/northwest;
- in the north, east and center of the Chernihiv region, the course is west/southwest;
- in the center and north of the Poltava region, the course is west/northwest;
- in the south of the Kirovohrad region, the course is north/northwest;
- in the central part of the Mykolayiv region, the course is southwest/northwest;
- in the water area of the Black Sea, course to Mykolaiv Oblast and Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky District of Odesa Oblast.
22:00 The Air Force has warned about a new group of kamikaze drones coming to the Mykolaiv region from the Black Sea.
21:40 In Kyiv, in the Dnipro district, the wreckage of a downed UAV fell into a reservoir, KMVA reported.
21:38 The Air Force reported that new groups of Russian drones are entering the airspace in the north and south of Sumy region, the northeast of Kharkiv region, and the south of Mykolaiv region.
Map of air alerts in Ukraine as of 21:00.
20:42 Repulse of the air alarm in Kyiv.
20:29 The Air Force has updated information on the movement of Russian UAVs:
- in the center of Sumy region, southwest direction;
- in the east and south of the Kharkiv region, the course is west/southwest;
- in the north of the Dnipropetrovsk region in the western direction;
- in the east of Chernihiv Oblast, course to the southwest.
20:15. Klitschko noted that the UAV threat also persists on the right bank of Kyiv.
Updated at 8:09 p.m. A Russian UAV is operating in Kyiv, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. Explosions were heard in the capital.
Updated at 7:57 p.m. An air alert was declared in Kyiv and part of the northern regions of Ukraine due to the threat of using Russian UAVs.
The Air Force reports a UAV in the direction of Kyiv from the east.
Updated at 6:49 p.m. Repulse of the air alarm in Kyiv. The threat remains for Chernihiv, Sumy and Luhansk regions.
Map of alarms as of 18:17:
On January 20, an air alert was announced in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine due to the threat of using ballistics. 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 Yury Ignat, the head of the Communications Department of the Armed Forces Command, two ballistic missiles were flying at Kyiv, the anti-aircraft defense shot down both, but the fall of the debris led to 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.