MiG-31K takes off from Shavaslika airport. There is a danger of missiles throughout Ukraine! ” announced the Ukrainian Air Force. Russian fighter jet activity was reported around noon. Prior to this, residents of Kiev, among others, had been warned about drone attacks. Ukrainian media reported that a fire broke out. The result of shooting down an enemy missile.
“Warning! MiG-31K is taking off from Shavaslika Airport. Missile danger throughout Ukraine!” – this message was released by the Ukrainian Armed Forces Air Force on Friday afternoon.
It added that there is a risk that Russian tactical aviation will be used to attack targets on the Ukrainian front.
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MiG-31K is a supersonic interceptor. This model has long range, high speed, and can attack multiple targets at once. It can also carry hypersonic missiles that pose a wide-area threat.
War in Ukraine. Russian drone flies over Kyiv
An announcement about fighter jets taking off was preceded by a warning about drones. “This is the 15th air attack on Kiev in 25 days of October! And once again the enemy, the Russian Federation, used only unmanned aircraft,” General Serhiy Popko said just before 6 a.m.
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Russian drones were launched from the territory of Kursk Oblast and Krasnodar Region. The occupiers headed for the capital of Ukraine. The drones arrived in the Kiev region in two large waves, causing alarms to sound throughout the city and lasting about four hours in total.
When the drone was shot down by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, some of the debris fell on the square, igniting trees that are still burning today. The fire was quickly extinguished. There was no information about the victim.
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