Russia launched retaliatory bombings on many Ukrainian cities last week. Today (17th) Kiev has been reported to have multiple explosions, and several residential buildings were destroyed. In response to this, Ukrainian President Zelensky bluntly stated that even if the Russian army attacks their cities, it will definitely not be able to defeat the Ukrainian people!
According to CNN, Russian President Putin html said on the 414th that he had no intention of destroying Ukraine and would not launch a new wave of large-scale attacks on Ukraine at present, but he broke his promise in just a few days. At least 9 explosions occurred in Kiev on the morning of the 17th. Ukrainian officials accused the Russian army of using Iranian suicide drones to launch attacks, and many private houses were damaged due to the explosion; some foreign media also captured the traces of Russian drones before the explosion.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that in Monday's drone attack, 18 people have been rescued from a bombed building in Shevchenko District, followed by a woman's body, and another person is still buried under rubble. The search and rescue operation is still ongoing.
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense pointed out earlier that the Ukrainian army destroyed 37 Iran-made HESA Shahed-136 from the evening of Sunday (16th) to early Monday morning, also known as the "kamikaze" drone, and also shot down 3 cruise missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force said that recent air strikes, including Kiev, were launched in southern Ukrainian.
