Russia launches several waves of drone attacks on Kyiv

According to the Ukrainian military, Russia conducted multiple waves of drone attacks on Kyiv early on Monday. 

Air defense troops repelled the strikes for several hours.Witnesses for Reuters observed objects being hit in the air and heard multiple explosions in Kiev that sounded like air defense systems activating. Air raid alarms have been in effect for all of eastern Ukraine, including Kyiv, since about 1 a.m. on Monday (2200 GMT on Sunday).

“Several enemy UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) are over and near the capital,” Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv’s mayor said on the Telegram messaging app.
Ukraine’s air force said earlier on Telegram that several groups of Russian drone attacks were heading toward Kyiv and Ukraine’s west. It also said it detected the launch of several guided bombs from Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine at around 04:40 a.m. (0140 GMT).

There was no immediate comment from Moscow, which has launched multiple air attacks on Kyiv and Ukraine throughout September, targeting Ukraine’s energy, military and transport infrastructure in which dozens of civilians have died.