Rússneskar eldraketur hrjóu aðtrekatrið að Kyiv á tveimur söluhelstum
Rússneskar herúlfur lögðu á Kyiv með eldraketum seint á kvöldi 26. október og að nætriði 27. október. Í fyrra áforminu varð einn mannur fjarri og tíu særманi, переважно nemtar, аð því kom bálistísk eldraketan í nemendaheimili. Nætriðar áttiðin skáðaði Póddeltíu brú og efnistökur metrókerfisins og olli truflunum í almenningsferðum.
Helstu atriði
- Nýr byrjunarstundur eldraketaárásar hófst um kl. 3:30 a.m. 27. október.
- Um kl. 3:30 27. október hófst önnur bylgja eldraketaárásar á Kyiv.
- Í fyrra áforminu 26. október lék bálistísk eldraketan í nemendaheimili.
- Einn mannur dó og tíu særmanustu í fyrra áforminu, flestir þeirra nemtar.
- Í Podil- hverfi Kyiv varð inngang í stjórnarráðsbyggingu og skadedowns voru á tveimur öðrum leysum.
- Póddeltíu brú var skaddað og umferð um henni takmörkuð.
- Rauða og græna metróarlínan voru truflaðar; stöðvarnar «Чернігівська» og «Лісова» voru lokaðar fyrir farþegum.
Hvers vegna þetta skiptir máli
The attacks caused a death and injuries during the evening strike, while damage to civilian, medical, educational, transport and metro infrastructure disrupted public transport in Kyiv. The two ballistic strikes within one evening and night highlight the pressure that such attacks place on the capital and on Ukraine’s air-defence capacity. The president said Ukraine needs tools capable of destroying ballistic-missile launchers.
Hvað gerðist
The first strike came on the evening of 26 October. A ballistic missile hit a university dormitory, killing one person and injuring ten. Most of those injured were students, and paramedics were among the victims. In the Desnianskyi district, strikes were reported near a metro station and in a residential building, while two medical facilities and a non-residential building were damaged in the Dniprovskyi district. A second wave began around 3:30 a.m. on 27 October, triggering a red air-alert level in Kyiv. A strike in the Podilskyi district hit an administrative building, and two other non-residential buildings were damaged. Southern Bridge was also struck and damaged. Traffic across the bridge was restricted, while damage to metro infrastructure led to service restrictions on the red and green lines.
Hvernig úkraínskar heimildir lýsa atburðinum
Ukrainian reporting places the official warnings and assessments of the Air Force, the president, the Kyiv mayor and the city administration at the centre of the coverage. It emphasises the human cost of the first strike, particularly the large number of injured students and the presence of emergency medical workers among the victims, as well as the local consequences in individual districts. The president links the attacks to delays in air-defence support and calls for tools capable of destroying ballistic-missile launchers.
Baksvið
The evening attack on 26 October was the first ballistic attack on Kyiv that evening and night. Monitoring channels reported that the shelling of Kyiv was conducted from Bryansk. Ukrainian authorities declared the highest air-alert level during the nighttime attack.