Kyiv Oblast damaged by falling UAV debris
Falling fragments from Russian Shahed drones damaged a house and power lines in Kyiv Oblast, but there were no casualties, according to regional governor Ruslan Kravchenko on Aug. 21.
The air raid alert in Kyiv Oblast lasted over nine hours with no hits to critical or residential infrastructure. However, wreckage from a drone caused grass to catch fire in one district, which has been extinguished, according to the regional authorities.
Most drone debris fell in open areas outside populated centers, Kravchenko added.
In the early hours of Aug. 21, Ukraine declared air raid alerts across many oblasts due to the UAV threat.
In Kyiv, sirens sounded four times overnight and in the morning. Kyiv City State Administration later reported that all drones were destroyed before reaching the capital.
In Vinnytsia Oblast, air defense shot down four out of eight UAVs, resulting in damage to civilian infrastructure.
The Air Force reported that 69 Shahed missiles, two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, and an Kh-59/Kh-69 missile were used against Ukraine.
Air defense downed 50 drones and Kh-59/Kh-69 missiles.
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