On September 30, city authorities announced that Kiev had become the target of several waves of Russian attack drones.

Emergency sirens sounded in the capital just after 1 a.m., and full consent was announced only just after 6 a.m.

As air defenses clashed with drones, Kiev Independent correspondents heard multiple explosions, anti-aircraft fire and the sounds of unmanned aerial vehicles flying overhead in at least one district of the city.

Shortly before 5 a.m., Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said several drones had flown “over the capital” and added: “Stay in your shelters!”

No damage or casualties have been reported so far, although Klitschko said the wreckage of one drone was found near a residential building in Kyiv’s Obolon district.

“All Russian attack drones that threatened Kiev have been neutralized,” the head of the Kyiv Municipal Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, announced in a Telegram post, adding that several waves attacked the city from different directions.

The Ukrainian Air Force later said that overnight, Russian forces launched 73 Shahed-class drones against cities across Ukraine, of which 67 were intercepted.

It was not stated how many people attacked Kyiv.

Russian drone attacks on Kiev have intensified in recent weeks – on the night of September 26, over 15 drones were spotted near the capital, of which about 10 were shot down by air defense, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported.

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