UK ambassador to Ukraine reacts to morning explosions in Kyiv
Ukrinform
British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons has reacted to the morning explosions in Kyiv amid a Russian missile attack on May 1.
She said this on her Twitter account, according to Ukrinform.
"Noisy outside right now. Sounds like Ukraine's air defense having to work hard in Kyiv to respond to Russia's May Day wake up call," the diplomat wrote.
Russian troops attacked Ukraine overnight from strategic bombers, firing 18 cruise missiles.
"At around 02:30, the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine from strategic bombers - nine Tu-95s from the Olenegorsk area (Murmansk region) and two Tu-160s from the Caspian Sea area. A total of 18 Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles were launched," said Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
He also added that Ukraine's air defense had destroyed 15 cruise missiles.
