Kyiv's military command says it shot down 35 suicide drones and 16 missiles used to attack Ukrainian territory overnight on May 8 as Ukrainian intelligence warned about the possibility of Russian provocations on the occasion of May 9.
Russian Drone And Missile Attacks Target Ukrainian Cities
- By RFE/RL
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Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of an overnight attack on the outskirts of Odesa, Ukraine, on May 8.
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The explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over Kyiv during a Russian drone strike on May 8.
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The aftermath of a Russian missile attack in Odesa.
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A firefighter works at the site where storage facilities were heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in the Odesa region on May 8.
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The missile strikes targeted the regions of Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolayiv, and Odesa.
"Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded civilians, and high-rise buildings, private homes, and other civilian infrastructure were damaged," the General Staff said.
"Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded civilians, and high-rise buildings, private homes, and other civilian infrastructure were damaged," the General Staff said.
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Kyiv residents inspect a part of a suicide drone -- which local authorities consider to be an Iranian-made Shahed-131/136 -- that was shot down during a Russian overnight strike.
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These storage facilities in the Odesa region were heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike on May 8.
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Police inspect an apartment building damaged by a drone.
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko visits an apartment building damaged by a drone that was shot down during a Russian overnight strike in Kyiv.
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People look up at an apartment building damaged by a drone that was shot down during a Russian overnight strike on Kyiv.
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A woman holds an icon in her home that was damaged during the night following Russian shelling in Komyshevakha, Zaporizhzhya region.
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Residents stand next to a building damaged by Russian shelling in Komyshevakha, Zaporizhzhya region, on May 8.
