Kiev claims to have destroyed 29 out of 30 Russian missiles in the country’s latest nighttime attack

New air strikes hit Kiev and several regions of Ukraine at dawn on Thursday. A series of air attacks on Kiev continues, which are unprecedented in their strength, intensity and diversity. This is the ninth consecutive air attack on the capital since the beginning of May! »The Civil and Military Administration of the capital said in a statement.

It said cruise missiles were launched by Russian strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea region, and then reconnaissance drones flew over the capital. All enemy targets in Kiev airspace were detected and destroyed.She said. A fire broke out in a company after falling debris, but there were no reports of injuries, the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, explained on Telegram.

On the other hand, one person was killed and two others were injured in the Black Sea port of Odessa, during an attack on an industrial site, according to the regional military administration.

The army also reported attacks it carried out “programmed missiles” in the Vinnytsia region in the center of the country, and local media reported explosions in Khmelnytskyi, about 100 kilometers to the west.

These new attacks come during the visit to Kiev of Li Hui, a high-ranking Chinese official, special representative for Eurasian affairs and former ambassador to Moscow, who, according to Beijing, is supposed to discuss “political settlement” conflict.

Meeting between Mr. Lee and President Volodymyr Zelensky is ” maybe “A senior Ukrainian official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The exchange would be the first between Mr. Zelensky, who has been encouraging Beijing to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, and a high-ranking Chinese official. China, a close partner of Moscow, has not publicly condemned the Russian invasion.