Explosions rock Kiev as air defence systems repel Russian air attacks on the capital and other places in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say Follow our live coverage 👇
Witnesses in Kiev report several blasts that sounded like air defence systems destroying objects. / Photo: AP ArchiveExplosions have rocked Kiev as air defence systems were repelling Russian air attacks on the capital and other places in Ukraine, Ukraine's officials said.
He added that falling debris fell onto the city's zoo in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Kiev's military administration officials said on Telegram that air defence systems were repelling attacks on the capital. "I can confirm that the 31 M1 Abrams training tanks have arrived at Grafenwoehr, Germany in preparation for subsequent training of Ukrainian tankers," Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder told reporters during a daily press briefing.
Writing in his weekly newsletter, Cyril Ramaphosa said that"with the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there has been extraordinary pressure on the country to abandon its non-aligned position and take sides in what is in effect a contest between Russia and the West." The Biden administration last year publicised satellite imagery and intelligence findings that it said indicated Iran sold hundreds of attack drones to Russia.
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