Russia hits Kyiv with its 11th air strike this month

A residential building is seen damaged by remains of a Russian drone shot down by Ukrainian Air Defence Forces in Kyiv on Saturday. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Russia launched another “massive drone attack” at Kyiv during the early hours of the morning, marking their eleventh air strike this month, the city's military administration said Saturday.

“The enemy is doing its utmost to strike key targets in Kyiv city and simultaneously deplete our air defense resources,” the local military said in a statement.

“In this way, Russians are aiming at putting the civilian population under deep psychological stress. That is why they attack Kyiv from the air almost daily,” the statement added.

The air raid alarm in the Ukrainian capital has only been silent for four days in May due to the regular attacks in the region.

Tuesday morning similarly saw an aerial attack on the city, which Russia claims to have destroyed a US-made Patriot air defense system, despite the Ukrainians saying all 18 Russian missiles launched that day, were intercepted and destroyed.

Russia used “20 Shahed drones, as well as a Merlin reconnaissance UAV,” all of which were identified and destroyed by the Central Command of the Air Force, according to the statement. There have been no casualties or destruction to major infrastructure.