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Air-raid warning issued throughout Ukraine

Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 04:55
Air-raid warning issued throughout Ukraine
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The Ukrainian Air Force reported after midnight on the night of 29-30 August that there was a threat of attack by Russian drones and ballistic missiles in a number of oblasts, and later said there was a missile threat in southern oblasts.

Source: Ukrainian Air Force; air-raid warnings map

Quote from the Air Force: "The first group of enemy strike UAVs is currently in the area of Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, moving towards Kyiv.

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The second group is in the area bordering Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv oblasts, moving in the direction of Kropyvnytskyi."

Details: An air-raid warning was issued in the central, eastern and northern oblasts.

Quote from the Air Force: "A group of enemy attack UAVs is near the junction of Chernihiv and Kyiv oblasts and the state border of Ukraine with the Republic of Belarus!

They are moving towards Kyiv!"

Update: At 02:15, an air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv, which lasted for one minute.

It was issued again at 02:39. Serhii Popko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, reported that again there was a threat of attack drones.

Later, a warning was issued in southern oblasts due to a missile threat.

Then, the air-raid warning was extended to the whole of Ukraine, except for the western regions.

At 04:53, a warning was issued throughout Ukraine due to the threat of cruise missiles.

At 05:30, the all-clear was given.

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