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The Sun
a day ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Kyiv invests $6.2m in drone interceptors to counter Russian attacks
KYIV: Kyiv will allocate 260 million hryvnias ($6.2 million) for a drone interceptor program to defend the capital's skies from Russian drones, city authorities said on Friday. Russia has stepped up its combined attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent weeks, launching hundreds of drones and missiles in hours-long night assaults which caused damage to most of the city districts. 'These funds will be used not only to purchase equipment, but also to create an effective response system,' the head of Kyiv city military administration Tymur Tkachenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. The city said it planned to involve additional funds outside the existing budget, without specifying how much will be needed. Tkachenko said a pilot project had proven its initial effectiveness by intercepting almost 550 drones launched by Russia to attack the Kyiv region in the last few months. The deadly attacks have prompted Ukrainian leaders to renew their urgent calls for air defence help from allies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has also reported on the successful use of interceptor drones to help repel large attacks and said work was ongoing on scaling the technology. At the Ukraine Recovery Conference this week, he mentioned investment in this type of air defence in meetings with Dutch, German, and American partners. Authorities plan to open a center for training interceptor drone operators and creating additional mobile units in the capital and its suburbs, Tkachenko said. - Reuters
MTV Lebanon
2 days ago
- Politics
- MTV Lebanon
Kyiv to Allocate $6.2 Million to Drone Interceptor Program
Kyiv will allocate 260 million hryvnias ($6.2 million) for a drone interceptor program to defend the capital's skies from Russian drones, city authorities said on Friday. Russia has stepped up its combined attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent weeks, launching hundreds of drones and missiles in hours-long night assaults which caused damage to most of the city districts. "These funds will be used not only to purchase equipment, but also to create an effective response system," the head of Kyiv city military administration Tymur Tkachenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. The city said it planned to involve additional funds outside the existing budget, without specifying how much will be needed. Tkachenko said a pilot project had proven its initial effectiveness by intercepting almost 550 drones launched by Russia to attack the Kyiv region in the last few months. The deadly attacks have prompted Ukrainian leaders to renew their urgent calls for air defence help from allies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has also reported on the successful use of interceptor drones to help repel large attacks and said work was ongoing on scaling the technology. At the Ukraine Recovery Conference this week, he mentioned investment in this type of air defence in meetings with Dutch, German, and American partners. Authorities plan to open a center for training interceptor drone operators and creating additional mobile units in the capital and its suburbs, Tkachenko said.
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Kyiv to allocate $6.2 million to drone interceptor program
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian state flag, which is installed on the roof of the parliament building, flies in Kiev, Ukraine September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File photo KYIV - Kyiv will allocate 260 million hryvnias ($6.2 million) for a drone interceptor program to defend the capital's skies from Russian drones, city authorities said on Friday. Russia has stepped up its combined attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent weeks, launching hundreds of drones and missiles in hours-long night assaults which caused damage to most of the city districts. "These funds will be used not only to purchase equipment, but also to create an effective response system," the head of Kyiv city military administration Tymur Tkachenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. The city said it planned to involve additional funds outside the existing budget, without specifying how much will be needed. Tkachenko said a pilot project had proven its initial effectiveness by intercepting almost 550 drones launched by Russia to attack the Kyiv region in the last few months. The deadly attacks have prompted Ukrainian leaders to renew their urgent calls for air defence help from allies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has also reported on the successful use of interceptor drones to help repel large attacks and said work was ongoing on scaling the technology. At the Ukraine Recovery Conference this week, he mentioned investment in this type of air defence in meetings with Dutch, German, and American partners. Authorities plan to open a center for training interceptor drone operators and creating additional mobile units in the capital and its suburbs, Tkachenko said. REUTERS
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
At least 2 people killed, 24 hurt in Russian airborne strikes on Kyiv
July 10 (UPI) -- A second consecutive night of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least two people and injured 24, authorities said. Residential, healthcare, education, commercial and transport infrastructure was damaged across eight districts of the capital, including Podilskyi, where a 22-year-old woman police officer and a 68-year-old woman were killed, Kyiv Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said in a social media update. "House-to-house inspections of the affected building are underway with the police checking whether anyone was left without help. About 400 rescuers and 90 units of fire and rescue, engineering and robotic equipment of the State Emergency Service are involved in clearing the rubble and dealing with the consequences of the shelling," he said. Tkachenko said apartment blocks, vehicles, warehouses, offices and other non-residential buildings were burning. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that apartment buildings in Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi were set ablaze, gas stations and garages damaged, and a primary healthcare center "almost completely destroyed" in Podilskyi district. The attack started shortly after 1 a.m. local time when explosions were heard and a swarm of Shahed-type attack drones was detected over the Pechersk district in old Kyiv, kicking off a three-hour-long intense bombardment in which the city was also targeted with ballistic missiles. The Ukraine Air Force said 18 ballistic, cruise and S-300 guided missiles, mostly targeting Kyiv, were part of a much larger attack targeting the Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kirovohrad and Kharkiv regions that involved almost 400 real and decoy drones in an effort to throw off Ukrainian air defenses by swamping them. However, air defenses succeeded in downing 14 of the missiles and while more than 350 drones were shot down, jammed or went the wrong way, at least two people, a man and a woman, were injured in the southern province of Kherson. "This is a clear escalation of terror by Russia -- hundreds of 'shaheds' every night, constant strikes, and massive attacks on Ukrainian cities," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X. "This demands that we speed things up. Sanctions must be imposed faster, and pressure on Russia must be strong enough that they truly feel the consequences of their terror. There's a need for quicker action from our partners in investing in weapons production and advancing technology," Zelensky wrote. The latest attacks came as the United Nations released figures for June showing 232 people were killed and 1,343 injured in Ukraine due to enemy action, the highest number of civilian casualties in any month since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
UPI
2 days ago
- Politics
- UPI
At least 2 people killed, 24 hurt in Russian airborne strikes on Kyiv
July 10 (UPI) -- A second consecutive night of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least two people and injured 24, authorities said. Residential, healthcare, education, commercial and transport infrastructure was damaged across eight districts of the capital, including Podilskyi, where a 22-year-old woman police officer and a 68-year-old woman were killed, Kyiv Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said in a social media update. "House-to-house inspections of the affected building are underway with the police checking whether anyone was left without help. About 400 rescuers and 90 units of fire and rescue, engineering and robotic equipment of the State Emergency Service are involved in clearing the rubble and dealing with the consequences of the shelling," he said. Tkachenko said apartment blocks, vehicles, warehouses, offices and other non-residential buildings were burning. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that apartment buildings in Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi were set ablaze, gas stations and garages damaged, and a primary healthcare center "almost completely destroyed" in Podilskyi district. The attack started shortly after 1 a.m. local time when explosions were heard and a swarm of Shahed-type attack drones was detected over the Pechersk district in old Kyiv, kicking off a three-hour-long intense bombardment in which the city was also targeted with ballistic missiles. The Ukraine Air Force said 18 ballistic, cruise and S-300 guided missiles, mostly targeting Kyiv, were part of a much larger attack targeting the Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kirovohrad and Kharkiv regions that involved almost 400 real and decoy drones in an effort to throw off Ukrainian air defenses by swamping them. However, air defenses succeeded in downing 14 of the missiles and while more than 350 drones were shot down, jammed or went the wrong way, at least two people, a man and a woman, were injured in the southern province of Kherson. "This is a clear escalation of terror by Russia -- hundreds of 'shaheds' every night, constant strikes, and massive attacks on Ukrainian cities," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X. "This demands that we speed things up. Sanctions must be imposed faster, and pressure on Russia must be strong enough that they truly feel the consequences of their terror. There's a need for quicker action from our partners in investing in weapons production and advancing technology," Zelensky wrote. The latest attacks came as the United Nations released figures for June showing 232 people were killed and 1,343 injured in Ukraine due to enemy action, the highest number of civilian casualties in any month since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
