Explosions occurred in Kyiv amid an air raid alert

Explosions in Kyiv while an air raid alert was in effect

Explosions occurred in Kyiv on the evening of October 29 amid an air raid alert declared in the city. This was reported by the Suspilne TV channel. According to the online map of Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation, which Gazeta.Ru cites, the alert was in effect at that moment in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

Statements by the Russian Defense Ministry about previous strikes

Reports of the explosions came amid a series of statements by the Russian military department about strikes on facilities linked to drones. On the morning of October 27, the Russian Defense Ministry reported: that Russian forces had overnight carried out a massive strike on facilities in Kyiv where UAVs for the Ukrainian armed forces were assembled and stored. According to the ministry, an industrial enterprise engaged in the production and storage of long- and medium-range drones was hit, as well as a workshop for assembling unmanned aerial vehicles — Oakline LLC, where Fire Point's long- and medium-range FP-1 and FP-2 UAVs were produced and stored. In addition, according to the Defense Ministry, a workshop for assembling long- and medium-range fixed-wing drones was hit in the Ukrainian capital.

Strikes on Ukrainian drones in other regions

Earlier, on October 23, Gazeta.Ru reported, citing the military department, that Russian troops had destroyed a parking site for Ukrainian naval drones near Odesa:. Thus, statements about strikes on facilities related to the production and basing of naval and aerial drones were issued over several days in a row — October 23, 27 and 29. What exactly caused the explosions in Kyiv on the evening of October 29 is not specified in the available publications; the cited materials contain no independent verification of the parties' claims.