{"id":7740,"date":"2023-10-16T18:27:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T18:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volleyballvnl.com\/?p=7740"},"modified":"2023-10-16T18:27:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T18:27:44","slug":"ukraine-military-intelligence-chief-warns-swift-response-to-russian-missile-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volleyballvnl.com\/?p=7740","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine military intelligence chief warns swift response to Russian missile strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine\u2019s navy intelligence chief, General Kyrylo Budanov, has issued a warning of a swift retaliation following a series of Russian missile assaults on Kyiv. He stated that Monday\u2019s strikes didn&#8217;t intimidate the capital\u2019s residents, who carried on with their day by day lives. Officials confirmed that each one missiles were intercepted, with no casualties reported. However, flaming debris from the downed missiles fell in residential areas in central Kyiv.<br\/>The recent attack got here after two consecutive nights of heavy drone strikes, marking the sixteenth air assault on the Ukrainian capital this month. This latest strike was uncommon as it occurred during the day and appeared to target town centre, while earlier assaults in May occurred at night time and aimed toward crucial infrastructure or air defences on the outskirts. General Budanov expressed his want to disappoint Russia\u2019s supporters by informing them that Kyiv\u2019s residents were undaunted by the assault and continued working afterward. In  <a href=\"http:\/\/topheadlinesonline.xyz\">Smooth sailing<\/a>  released by Ukraine\u2019s intelligence ministry, he added, \u201cOur reply won&#8217;t be long.\u201d<br\/>Reports indicate that just one person was injured, and all missiles were destroyed by Ukrainian air defences. Russian authorities claimed that each one their targets had been hit. Air raid sirens had been additionally heard across several other Ukrainian regions. Kyiv\u2019s native navy commanders accused Russia of altering its ways and intentionally focusing on civilians. It appears that Moscow aims to extend its pressure on Ukraine even additional before launching any counter-offensive.<br\/>Oleksandr Scherba, ambassador-at-large at Ukraine\u2019s ministry of international affairs, advised the BBC that the previous few days had been challenging for Kyiv residents. \u201cAlmost every night, the skies look and sound like one other Star Wars episode, however we don\u2019t really feel a lot of Russian rockets hitting their targets here inside the city space. And that is all because of the decent nations, first rate folks of the world who gave us this air defence,\u201d he mentioned.<br\/>Scherba added that life in the capital was far from normal, with drone attacks and sleepless nights changing into \u201cpart of our routine.\u201d On Sunday, Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky commended the country\u2019s air defence forces after Kyiv endured the biggest drone attack since the war began. \u201cYou are heroes,\u201d Zelensky stated, following reviews that a lot of the drones launched by Russia were shot down.<br\/>In recent attacks, Russia has employed kamikaze drones and numerous cruise and ballistic missiles, aiming to weaken and damage Ukraine\u2019s air defences before initiating its anticipated counter-offensive. Ukraine has been preparing a counter-offensive for months, looking for as much time as attainable to train troops and obtain army equipment from Western allies..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s navy intelligence chief, General Kyrylo Budanov, has issued a warning of a swift retaliation following a series of Russian missile assaults on Kyiv. He stated that Monday\u2019s strikes didn&#8217;t intimidate the capital\u2019s residents, who carried on with their day by day lives. Officials confirmed that each one missiles were intercepted, with no casualties reported. 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