Weather alert has been issued in Kiev and the Kiev region. This is evidenced by the data of the online map of the Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine.
Earlier it was known that Kiev. hit under fire. According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, numerous explosions occurred in the Ukrainian capital. Witnesses reported that in total more than a dozen explosions were heard, the air defense system was also working, and air raid sirens sounded. According to Russian media, Kiev was fired with ballistic and hypersonic missiles. Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, promised to provide a “quick response” to the bombardment.
Prior to this, the Russian Ministry of Defense, on the night of May 29, announced that the Armed Forces applied Group air strike with long-range precision weapons against targets at Ukrainian airfields.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass in response to a request for help from the heads of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR).