Russian forces attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles during the night of August 11, while a combined strike using missiles and guided aerial bombs continues on Zaporizhzhia. This was reported by Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko and the Air Force.
Klitschko reported explosions in the capital and urged residents to remain in shelters.
Explosions in the capital. The city is under ballistic attack. Stay in shelters!
The Air Force warned of the threat of ballistic weapons being used against Kyiv.
Zaporizhzhia Under Combined Strike
According to preliminary information, approximately six missiles and eight guided aerial bombs were heading toward the city. The attack is ongoing, with the total number of weapons used being clarified.
Combined strikes using ballistics and aerial bombs complicate air defense operations: ballistic targets have a short flight time, and guided aerial bombs are dropped from aircraft beyond the range of most air defense systems.
A day before this, the General Staff reported 170 combat clashes on the front and 6,300 enemy drones deployed — figures demonstrating the intensity of the current phase of the war on the ground alongside strikes on rear cities.
Whether Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia's air defense systems can withstand this pressure without civilian casualties will become clear within an hour or two, when the first official reports on the consequences of the attack emerge.
