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Missile debris falls in Kyiv, damaging house and car

Friday, 10 February 2023, 09:45
Missile debris falls in Kyiv, damaging house and car

Debris from a Russian missile has fallen in the Holosiivskyi District of Kyiv and damaged a private house and a car.

Source: Vitalii Klitschko, Kyiv Mayor, on Telegram

Quote from Klitschko: "The debris from the missile damaged a car and the roof of a private house in the Holosiivskyi District."

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Details: The mayor stressed that the missile attack continues and urged residents to stay in shelters.

Background: Russian forces launched strikes on critical infrastructure of Kharkiv city as part of a large-scale missile attack on 10 February. Local authorities have also reported that there was an explosion in the city of Khmelnytskyi. Air defence systems have been activated and are operating in Kyiv and Poltava oblasts. 

Background:

  • An air-raid siren was sounded throughout Ukraine on the morning of 10 February.
  • Belaruski Hajun, an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet, reported that a long-range radar surveillance aircraft and a Mig-31K fighter jet that can carry Kinzhal hypersonic missiles had taken off in Belarus. 
  • Serhii Popko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, earlier reported that Russia had deployed several Tu-95 strategic bomber jets capable of carrying cruise missiles. He said there was a significant threat of a missile strike on Ukraine.
  • Operational Command Pivden (South) reported that the Russians had deployed three missile carriers into the Black Sea, which could carry up to 20 Kalibr missiles.

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