Popko, in a statement on his social media account, stated that the Russians attacked Kiev at night with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
Noting that after 25 days in Kiev, Russia suffered another air attack, Popko said, “The tactic of the enemy has not changed. With the dark, the terror country launched UAVs in the north.” used the phrase.
Popko claimed that Russia used Iranian-origin UAVs, which it had just received, in the attacks, and noted that a total of 8 UAVs were detected and shot down.
Expressing that there was no loss of life or destruction in the attacks, Popko thanked the Ukrainian air defense forces for saving people’s lives and civilian infrastructure.
On the other hand, in the statement made on the social media account of the General Staff of Ukraine, it was informed that the Russian army carried out 23 air strikes on Ukraine in the last day.
According to the statement, which pointed out that the Russians used nearly 10 Shahed-136 kamikaze UAVs in their night attacks, 8 of them were shot down.
In the statement, it was noted that Russian forces fired 49 shots from anti-tank systems aimed at the positions and settlements of the Ukrainian troops. According to the statement, which stated that there were dead and injured among civilians, civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.