The Ukrainian capital Kiev is once again under attack. There were several explosions in one part of the city. As people who fled the attacks are now returning to Kiev, Mayor Vitali Klitschko called for this to stop and to stay in safe places.
There were several explosions in the Darnytsia district, Klitschko announced on the Telegram news channel on Saturday. There was initially no information about possible victims. According to the government, a total of nine humanitarian evacuation corridors have been agreed for Saturday, including around Mariupol and Luhansk. According to unconfirmed reports in Ukraine, there were again explosions in the west of the country in the Lviv region.
Attempted revenge for the destruction of the Moskva?
Russian attacks on the Kiev region had actually abated since late March. Moscow announced at the time that it wanted to focus its offensive on eastern Ukraine. On Friday, however, the Kremlin threatened to intensify attacks on the Ukrainian capital again. He previously accused Ukraine of bombing Russian cities near the border. The government in Kiev sees the new Russian attacks in the capital region as an attempt to retaliate for the destruction of the Moscow River.
Klitschko warns against ignoring air raid sirens
Darnyzja is located in the southeast of the city of Kiev. Rescue workers are on site, the organization said. Klitschko appealed to the population not to ignore the air raid sirens issued by the authorities. There are air raid sirens in the Ukrainian capital several times a day. As people who had fled the attacks are now returning to Kiev, the mayor called for this to stop and to stay in safe places.
Weapons factories in Moscow destroyed
According to the Ministry of Defense, Russia has destroyed two weapons factories. These are an armored vehicle factory in Kiev and a military repair facility in Mykolaiv. According to an AFP correspondent, smoke rose over the site of the arms factory in Kiev, which had been cordoned off by numerous police officers and soldiers. Tanks in particular were manufactured in the factory. The Russian defense ministry said on Telegram that the factory’s production buildings had been destroyed by shelling with “high-precision long-range weapons”.
Factory attacked by Ukrainian “Neptune” missiles
Russian troops had already attacked an armament complex near Kiev on Friday, which manufactured Neptun missiles, the website of the state weapons company Ukroboronprom said. The missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, which has since sunk, was hit by Neptune missiles on Thursday, a Ukrainian army spokesman said. Moscow did not confirm this information and spoke only of explosions and fire on board.
Citizens should be able to leave Mariupol in private cars on Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. Five corridors are planned in the Luhansk region. According to the local authorities, it is under heavy fire.
Source: Krone
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