Wreckage of enemy drone damages home of Russian opposition member Ponomarev in Kyiv region

The debris of an enemy drone caused damage to the house of Russian opposition leader Ilya Ponomarev in the Kyiv region.

RBC-Ukraine, Ponomarev's Twitter, and the National Police of Ukraine reported that.

Law enforcement officials have verified that debris from a Russian drone caused damage to the residence of Russian opposition leader Ilya Ponomarev near Kyiv.

It's been reported that the drone exploded just five meters away from the front door. Ponomarev sustained shrapnel wounds, but his life is not at risk.

Ponomarev personally confirmed the incident by posting about it on the X social network (Twitter).

"Today seems to be my second birthday. The fifth attack attempt was the most unconventional and successful, against which it was difficult to defend," the politician wrote.

The National Police stated without mentioning names that the Russian forces were attempting to carry out another drone strike in the Kyiv region.

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"In one of the districts, a husband and wife were injured. The victims were hospitalized in the capital's hospital, and they are being provided with appropriate assistance. In addition, two private houses were damaged," law enforcement officers said.

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On the night of August 1, 2024, Russian troops launched Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied Crimea. They also attacked Ukraine with Shahed-type UAVs from Cape Chauda (Crimea) and Kursk.

In several regions, an air raid alert was announced at night due to the threat of using ballistics and UAVs.

In the Kyiv region, the Air Defense Forces were active. By morning, it was reported that two individuals had been injured and houses damaged due to debris from a UAV falling in the area.

Furthermore, on that night, the enemy carried out a rocket attack on the Mykolaiv region, causing several fires. Fortunately, there were no casualties from the Russian shelling. 

During the night, the Russians launched an attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region using a Shakhed UAV. The enemy drone was successfully destroyed.

On the night of July 31, 2024, the enemy carried out one of the most massive attacks by attack drones of the "Shahed-131/136" type since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. In total, the occupiers launched 89 kamikaze drones from different regions of Russia. The Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed all the UAVs and another Kh-59 missile.

As a result of a massive attack by enemy attack drones on the night of July 31 in the Kyiv region, damage was recorded to 13 private homes in four districts, and a fire broke out in one of the homes as a result of the fall of the drone debris.

The head of Ukraine's Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk, announced this morning that the air defense forces successfully brought down all seven Shahed drones in the Kyiv, Poltava, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk regions using radio engineering technology. However, there were no reports of downed missiles.