Russia's Iranian drone attack on Kyiv: 4 explosions in the capital; On October 10, the Russian army fired 83 missiles at 9 cities.

Posted on 17th Oct 2022 by rohit kumar

After 7 months the war between Russia and Ukraine has reached a very dangerous point. Russia on Monday morning attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a kamikaze drone. According to the BBC report, the sound of 4 explosions has been heard.

 

Ukrainian President's Chief of Staff Andrey Yermak said that the Russian army attacked the Iranian-made Kamikaze drone in the city of Shevchenkivsky in the capital Kyiv. Many buildings have been damaged in this. One of these buildings was destroyed. It has been reported that two people are trapped in this. There are also reports of 18 people getting injured.

 

Iran's Shaheed-136 drone used

 

The name of the kamikaze drone used in the attack is Shahid-136. This drone is considered Iran's most dangerous weapon. The Russian army is carrying out attacks with Iranian drones to strengthen its hold in the Ukraine war. This Iranian drone is also called a suicide drone. Its weight is 200 kg. The range of this drone is 2500 km. The Iranian drone Shaheed-136's target is infallible. Experts believe that Russia is targeting Ukrainian radar systems through Iranian drones.

 

Ukraine's air defense system destroyed 15 drones

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the military has shot down 37 Kamikaze drones in the past 13 hours. Six drones have been shot down in Odesa and 9 in Mykolaiv. 3 cruise missiles have also been destroyed.

 

A week ago 9 cities were attacked

On October 10, Russia fired 83 missiles at nine cities, including the capital Kyiv. 12 people were killed in this. Russia did this major attack in retaliation for the blast on the Kerch Bridge. On October 8, Ukraine blew up Russia's Kerch Bridge. This bridge connects Russia with Crimea.

 

Attacks on Kyiv after 7 months

It has been 7 months since the Russia-Ukraine war that started on 24 February. At the beginning of the war, Russia launched major missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. However, Russia withdrew troops from Kyiv in April after a tough fight with Ukraine. Now attacks have been started on Kyiv again.

 

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that his intelligence network has learned that Iran wants to sell several thousand drones to Russia. There will be many weapons in these, which could have been used in the battle of Ukraine.

 

Russia Threat - We can go to any extent to protect ourselves

Russian President Vladimir Putin also accused Western countries of 'nuclear blackmail' a few days ago. He said that some big leaders of NATO are threatening to use nuclear weapons against Russia.

 

Then Putin said that if Western countries blackmail us about the use of nuclear weapons, then Russia will also respond with all its might. We can go to any extent to protect our country. For this Putin has signed a decree regarding the mobilization of the army.

 

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