New Russian airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv have been labeled as "exceptional in density" by a government official.
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According to Ukraine, all 18 missiles were destroyed, and video revealed that air defenses destroyed targets over the city.
But Russia said that their strike, which involved drones and missiles, had successfully struck every target.
In recent weeks, Moscow has intensified its air campaign in anticipation of an anticipated Ukrainian attack.
In the ninth strike to target the nation's capital this month, the air raid alarm went out at roughly 02:30 local time (23:30 GMT Monday) and was removed two hours later.
The city core experienced an exceptionally high number of loud explosions as officials informed the populace via internet postings that air defense had been activated.
Valerii Zaluzhny, the commander of Ukraine's armed forces, claimed that Russia assaulted Kyiv from the north, south, and east, employing 18 air, sea, and land-based missiles.
The "maximum number of attack missiles in the shortest period of time" was fired during the barrage, according to Serhiy Popko, commander of the military administration in the Ukrainian capital.
The great majority of hostile targets in Kyiv's airspace, according to early reports, were found and eliminated, he said.
Three land-based missiles and nine Kalibr cruise missiles, fired from ships in the Black Sea, according to Gen. Zaluzhny.
He said that six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, which fly on a ballistic trajectory and have a top speed of more than 11,000 km/h (7,000 mph), were also destroyed by Kyiv.
In the past, Russia has asserted that no air defense system in the world could defeat them.
During an earlier strike on Kyiv, Ukraine claimed to have shot down a Kinzhal for the first time last week.
If these allegations are accurate, Moscow would be miffed that the best missiles in its arsenal may now be intercepted. The introduction of contemporary Western defense systems, like the Patriots is largely to blame for this.
When it attacked Kyiv on Tuesday, Russia allegedly claimed to have destroyed a Patriot system. Ukraine opted not to respond. The is unable to independently verify either nation's assertions.
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Residents were advised to stay away from windows on Tuesday as missile shrapnel dropped from the sky.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that missile debris had landed on the city's zoo and in other key areas. No employees or animals were hurt.
The international airport is located in the Solomyansky neighborhood, which is said to have been the most impacted.
According to Mr. Popko, a fire that started in a district non-residential area has now been extinguished.
Residents of Kyiv Kseniia and her husband were asleep when they heard a "series of very loud explosions" over their building, she said on BBC Radio 4's Today program. She compared the force of the assault to an action movie or video game or a Star Wars episode.
She said that Ukraine is now able to locate and shoot down high-caliber missiles because of the assistance of its international friends.
"It's such a relief to know that Kyiv is currently being defended so well."
Yevhen Petrov, a different resident, claimed that the assault on Tuesday was the first time his home had been shaken by an assault since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
After an interruption of more than 50 days, Russia started attacking Kyiv again earlier this month. The air defense systems, which have been incredibly successful in intercepting the majority of the missiles and drones fired, are believed to be Moscow's tactic, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
President Volodymyr Zelensky recently visited Europe where he received promises from Western allies, including French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, of military equipment valued at several billion dollars.
According to the information given to the UN refugee agency, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, thousands of civilians and combatants have died or been injured, cities and towns have been destroyed in battle, and 8.2 million Ukrainians have been registered as refugees in Europe, with 2.8 million of them in Russia.
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