Russian missiles strike central Ukraine targets, Ukraine air force says


  • World
  • Friday, 15 Dec 2023

People taker shelter inside a metro station during a Russian missile strike amid Russias attack on Ukraine in Kyiv Ukraine December 14 2023. REUTERSVladyslav Musiienko

People taker shelter inside a metro station during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Air Force said Russian MiG-31K fighter jets carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles struck targets in central Ukraine just 10 minutes after their takeoff from Savasleyka airbase sparked a national alert on Thursday.

The Air Force said it shot down one Kinzhal missile over Kyiv region, while another two hit Starokostiantyniv district, location of an air base in Khmelnytskyi region west of Kyiv that has been repeatedly attacked during the 21-month-old war.

Kyiv regional governor Ruslan Kravchenko said no casualties were reported, nor damage to critical and civilian infrastructure, after explosions were heard by a Reuters correspondent near the capital.

The Air Force said on the Telegram messaging app that Russian forces used three Kinzhals launched from three fighter jets in Russia's central Tula region, and that its anti-aircraft missile unit shot down one of the missiles in the Kyiv region.

"Of course, we do not comment on the consequences of hits/non-hits by enemy missiles in the Khmelnytskyi region," it added.

Local authorities said earlier that emergency services were working at the two crash sites, but no injuries or damage were recorded.

Overnight, Russia launched 42 drones and 6 missiles at Ukraine, with 11 people injured and buildings and warehouses damaged by falling debris. The Ukrainian military said it destroyed 41 drones.

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(Reporting by Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk in Kyiv, Elaine Monaghan in Washington, writing by Max Hunder, Yuliia Dysa and Elaine Monaghan; Editing by Alex Richardson and Bill Berkrot)

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