Russian drone attacks in Kyiv and the surrounding area have continued for the fifth consecutive day, causing disruptions with round-the-clock air raid sirens. On Monday, the assaults resulted in injuries to four individuals and damage to various structures, including warehouse facilities, an apartment block, and a retail store in the Kyiv region, according to regional Gov. Tymur Tkachenko.
The recent wave of drone attacks, many of which are jet-powered, has inflicted harm on residents and properties in Kyiv and nearby regions. One such attack on an ammunition depot on Friday caused explosions that claimed the lives of 38 people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that the relentless drone strikes are intended to wear down the Ukrainian population, with Russia launching nearly 1,500 drones at Ukraine in just four days, more than half of them being jet-powered.
In addition to the attacks in Kyiv, a Russian strike ignited a fire at a terminal operated by Nova Poshta, a private courier service in the Odesa region. Meanwhile, in Kryvyi Rih, a jet-powered drone attack at an industrial site resulted in injuries to two individuals, as reported by a local official.
Both Ukraine and Russia have heightened attacks on economic targets lately, focusing on major e-commerce companies and retailers. Russian strikes targeted warehouses of prominent Ukrainian supermarket chains, postal services, and home-goods stores, while Ukraine retaliated by targeting Russian infrastructure, including a logistics hub in Yekaterinburg.
Russia has intensified its air raids, taking advantage of Ukraine’s limited interceptors capable of downing ballistic missiles. The increased use of daytime drone attacks has disrupted daily life in Kyiv, leading to metro halts and affecting routine activities. Citizens have been stranded on crowded platforms during air raid alerts, such as nurse and psychologist Yulianna Oliynyk, who was trying to reach a school with her two sons but found themselves stuck on a metro platform due to an air raid alert.
The ongoing drone attacks have created a sense of uncertainty and fear among residents, with many facing disruptions in their daily lives as the conflict escalates.