Russian night air attack causes destruction in Kyiv and Mykolaiv regions
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In the Kyiv region, on the night of July 6, the Air Defense Forces were in action as the Russian Federation launched missiles and drones. The debris from the downed targets caused damage to a residential and office building and two gas stations. The enemy also carried out an attack on the Mykolaiv region using kamikaze drones. In the Ochakiv and Kobleve communities, fires broke out, and civilian objects were damaged by falling debris from the downed aerial targets.
The head of the Kyiv Military Administration, Ruslan Kravchenko, and the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitaliy Kim, reported this.
Kyiv region
"At night, the enemy attacked Kyiv region with rockets and attack drones. Air defense forces were operating in the region. Enemy targets were shot down. Hits on residential and critical infrastructure objects were not allowed. There were no casualties," Kravchenko's message reads.
Specialized teams operate on the sites where wreckage from destroyed enemy targets is located.
As of 8:00 a.m., damage to the apartment building was recorded – windows on the first and second floors, where non-residential premises are located, were broken.
Two gas stations were damaged, with broken windows and cut facades. A multi-story building containing office spaces also sustained damage, including broken doors, windows, and a damaged facade.
The blast wave also damaged the forester's house.
There are no fires at the places where the debris fell.
All operational services continue working to eliminate the consequences of the enemy attack.
Mykolaiv region
According to Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, at approximately 02:55, the invaders attacked the Ochakiv and Kobleve communities with Shahed 131/136-type attack drones, and "as a result of combat operations and falling debris, three fires broke out in open areas."
He added that firefighters had already extinguished the fire.
Also, the blast wave damaged three private houses in the Ochakiv community and the windows of the utility room and the recreation center building in the Kobleve community.
The head of the regional military administration noted that there were no casualties.
According to Kim, on the night of August 6, a total of 13 Shahed UAVs were destroyed by the forces and means of air defense in the region.
For reference:
On the evening of August 5, the Russian aggressors launched both kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine and ballistic missiles towards the capital. Explosions were heard in Kyiv while air defenses were working to protect the city and surrounding area from rocket strikes. Subsequently, air defense systems in the region were also activated in response to an attack by Shahed-type drones.
The Kyiv City Military Administration reported no damages or casualties due to the enemy missile attack.
In addition, around 00:50, the invaders shelled the village of Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv district, and explosions were also heard in Kharkiv itself due to the enemy attack.
There were also reports of explosions in the Khmelnytskyi region, where enemy attack drones were headed.
In total, on the night of July 6, the Air Defense Forces destroyed four Russian missiles and 15 out of 16 Shahed kamikaze drones.
