More than 20 Iranian Shahed drones attacked Kiev at night, about 15 of them were shot down, the head of the city's military administration, Sergei Popko, said . After that, emergency power outages were carried out in the city.
“The capital has withstood several waves of attacks by the Iranian Shahids […] Unfortunately, there are hits on a critical infrastructure facility. Emergency services eliminate the consequences. Information about casualties and destruction is being specified,” Popko said.
According to the mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko, according to preliminary data, there were no casualties. According to the head of the administration of the Kiev region Oleksiy Kuleba, there are two victims:
As a result of a night attack by drones in the Kyiv region, infrastructure facilities and private houses were damaged. Preliminary two victims. People are getting help – they are under the supervision of doctors. All local services. We are working to eliminate the consequences of strikes. More details later. The terrorist country continues the war against the civilian population. We will overcome everything. The enemy has already lost.
The Russian army regularly shells Ukraine with Iranian Shahed-136 drones, disguising them as their own drones with the domestic name Geran-2. Ukrainian intelligence claims that Iran supplied its drones to Russia after the start of the war in Ukraine.
In mid-December, a new EU sanctions package included a ban on the export of goods and technologies related to the aviation and space industry, including aircraft engines and their parts, including through third countries. This also applies to the sale of parts for drones.