Ukrainian air defences responding to Russian-launched aerial assets in Kyiv

A Ukrainian ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft autocannon mounted on a flatbed truck. Stock photo: Western Operational and Territorial Group of Ukraine’s National Guard

Russian forces launched attack drones on Ukraine on the evening of Thursday, 5 December, prompting a response from Ukrainian air defence units.

Source: Ukraine’s Air Force; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Quote from Klitschko: “Air defence units are responding [to Russian-launched aerial assets] in the Obolonskyi district of the capital. Stay in shelters!”

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Details: The Ukrainian military issued a warning of UAVs flying towards the cities of Vyshhorod and Kyiv.

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