Air-raid warning in Kyiv Oblast and several other oblasts due to ballistic missile threat

Monday, 8 January 2024, 16:20

An air-raid warning has been issued in Kyiv and several oblasts of Ukraine due to the threat of a Russian ballistic missile strike from the north.

Source: online air alert map; Ukraine's Air Force on Telegram

Details: The air-raid warning is issued in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Cherkasy and Kirovohrad oblasts.

The air-raid warning was not issued in Kyiv.

According to the Air Force, there was a threat of ballistic missile attacks from the north.

At 14:10 (Kyiv time), the Air Force reported that Russian tactical aircraft were active in the northeastern front, threatening to deliver airstrikes.

Background: 

  • At night and in the morning, the Russians fired 59 air-launched weapons at Ukraine, such as missiles of various types and Shahed UAVs. 18 missiles and all 8 Shaheds were shot down.
  • At least four people were killed due to the attack; 33 people were injured, and several people may be under the rubble.

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