Kamikaze drones hit Zaporizhzhia as rocket strikes Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say - CNN

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Ukrainian officials accidental the confederate metropolis of Zaporizhzhia came nether onslaught again from Russian forces aboriginal Saturday, successful an battle involving kamikaze drones and missiles.

The metropolis was struck by “10 oregon more” C300 missiles Saturday morning, pursuing 4 strikes by “kamikaze” drones overnight, said Oleksandr Starukh, the caput of Zaporizhzhia’s determination subject administration.

“As a effect of the Shahed-136 UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) attack, infrastructure facilities successful the metropolis of Zaporizhzhia were destroyed. Fires broke out, which were contained successful clip by our rescuers. There are nary casualties,” Starukh said.

The city’s acting politician Anatoliy Kurtev besides reported what helium referred to arsenic an “insidious onslaught connected Zaporizhzhia with kamikaze drones” successful a Telegram post.

Kamikaze drones, oregon termination drones, are a benignant of aerial limb system. They are known arsenic a loitering munition due to the fact that they are susceptible of waiting for immoderate clip successful an country identified arsenic a imaginable people and lone onslaught erstwhile an force plus is identified.

The Ukrainian subject and US quality accidental Russia is utilizing Iranian-made onslaught drones successful Ukraine.

US officials told CNN successful July that Iran had begun showcasing Shahed bid drones to Russia astatine Kashan Airfield southbound of Tehran the erstwhile month.

The drones are susceptible of carrying precision-guided missiles and person a payload of astir 50 kilograms (110 pounds).

The metropolis of Zaporizhzhia houses Europe’s largest atomic works and shelling successful the country has antecedently sparked fears of a nuclear disaster.

The evident attacks connected the metropolis came arsenic Ukrainian officials claimed the superior Kyiv had been deed by an evident Russian rocket.

Civilians successful and astir the capital, Kyiv were warned to stay successful shelters until aerial raid sirens stopped.

“All services are working, rescue teams are connected site,” said the caput of Kyiv determination authorities medication Oleksiy Kuleba successful a Telegram post.

“Stay successful your shelters until the aerial raid sirens stop. Do not grounds the spot of interaction and bash not station photos and videos connected societal networks.”

Kuleba said nary casualties had been reported.

A large vigor infrastructure installation successful the Kyiv portion was besides near severely damaged aft a Russian rocket onslaught aboriginal Saturday, according to Ukraine’s vigor operator.

Ukrenergo warned astir the anticipation of rolling blackouts connected Telegram, urging section residents to prevention energy from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. section clip Saturday truthful specialists could transportation retired indispensable restoration work.

Russian shelling connected the frontline killed astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic and near different 3 injured implicit the past day.

A 66-year-old civilian was killed by shelling successful Kharkiv territory adjacent to the Russian border, according to a subject official.

Moscow besides bombarded the settlements of Kharkiv, Izyum, Kupiansk and Chuhuyiv districts, the caput of the Kharkiv Regional Military Adminstration, Oleh Syniehubov, said connected Telegram.

A 74-year-old antheral was besides injured successful the Kupiansk district. Houses and commercialized buildings were damaged successful Vovchansk, wherever fires broke retired owed to shelling.

Separately, a 65-year-old antheral was earnestly injured erstwhile his car ran implicit a excavation successful the Chuhuyiv district, Syniehubov added.

Further south, Russian shelling successful the Dniper-river municipality of Nikopol near a 35-year-old antheral and a 42-year-old pistillate hospitalized, according to a subject official.

Critical infrastructure including high-rise buildings, a transport institution and respective shops and offices were struck, according to Valentyn Reznichenko, caput of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.