Russian drone barrage on Kyiv enters fifth day, disrupting life across capital
Ukraine said 1,500 drones were fired in four days as Russia’s jet-powered models strained air defenses and disrupted daily life in Kyiv.
- On Monday, Russian forces battered Kyiv and surrounding cities for a fifth straight day, leaving supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses as Ukraine reels from jet-powered drone attacks.
- Between Thursday and Sunday, Russia fired almost 1,500 drones at Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noting around 800 were jet-powered. Russia has intensified these aerial attacks in recent months, more than four years after the invasion began.
- Aerial attacks struck several warehouses in Brovary and Boryspil, wounding four people, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration. Russia simultaneously persists in targeting Ukraine's power grid, seeking to deprive civilians of water and heat.
- Acting regional Gov. Alexander Shuvayev reported a Sunday missile attack on Belgorod that killed three people. In Yekaterinburg, regional Gov. Denis Pasler reported four wounded from a Ukrainian drone attack.
- Zelenskyy stated Sunday that Russia aims to "wear down" the population. The Education Ministry reported earlier this month that Russian attacks destroyed about 1 million textbooks, potentially delaying school deliveries.
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Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities experienced their fifth consecutive day of attacks, this time in broad daylight. The offensive is emptying supermarket shelves across the country, as it has been specifically targeting warehouses. The onslaught has relied heavily on new jet drone technology. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelensky continues to focus on diplomatic efforts while also reshuffling his advisory team.
Moscow has intensified its air strikes in recent months, more than four years after invading Ukraine.Two major attacks in July killed nearly 50 civilians, and one attack on Saturday left at least 38 dead.
Russian drones struck the Ukrainian capital region for the fifth consecutive day on Monday (August 31). This followed a day earlier, an attack on an ammunition depot outside Kyiv that killed at least 38 people, making it the deadliest attack this year.
Russia has intensified its air strikes in recent months, more than four years after invading its neighbor
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