Kyiv Endures Daily Drone Threats Despite Ceasefire Claims

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World Desk

In Short: Kyiv residents are enduring frequent air raid alerts, with Ukraine's air force struggling to intercept Russian drones, according to BBC reports.

President paid a visit to the hospital with residents of the Kyiv region wounded by enemy shelling. (51944592751) — Photo: President Of Ukraine from Україна / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Kyiv is suffering more daily air raid alerts than at any time since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, according to BBC Verify analysis of government figures.

Since the round-the-clock Russian attacks began at the end of August, air raid sirens have sounded across Kyiv's skies on average 10 times a day.

Ukraine's air force says Russia launched 2,800 fast drones in August, almost twice as many as in July.

Only about 60 percent of the drones are being shot down, according to Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, who said they need new interceptors to tackle the threat.

In a residential part of central Kyiv, a drone attack prompted the evacuation of students from a nearby school for fear of explosions or a secondary 'double-tap' attack.

One student said, 'It's a little bit scary to live here in Kyiv.

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Residents in Kyiv are struggling to adapt to this new reality, adding to existing stress and anxiety.
Ukraine uses warplanes, anti-aircraft guns and shoulder-launched missiles to try to bring down the jet-powered drones.
Russian drone strikes have caused serious damage around Kyiv in recent weeks The alerts are also disrupting the start of the new academic year and forcing school children to leave their classrooms throughout the day.
When another air raid began, some students at the Drahomanov Ukrainian State University in central Kyiv headed underground; others stayed chatting on the street, such is the normality of these alerts.
There was a brief pause in attacks on Kyiv over the weekend while US envoys were in town for talks about trying to end the war.
Underground car parks are often used as air raid shelters In the seven days from Thursday 27 August, Kyiv endured 76 air raid alerts.

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