Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, woke up to explosions and air raid sirens on Wednesday, according to reports from local officials who said the city had been attacked by Iranian-made “Shahed” drones.
Oleksii Kuleba, the head of the Kyiv regional military administration, warned residents that the air alert remained in effect and that civilians should take shelter. “The air alert remains. The danger remains. Stay in shelters,” he said.
It is not known which structures were targeted by the drone strikes, but Kuleba said “Russia continues to terrorize the country with energy.”
Civilians take shelter inside a metro station during an air raid alert in central Kyiv on December 13, 2022, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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In other news, Belarus’ military drills that began on Tuesday raised concerns about an escalation of the war in Ukraine, although Ukraine’s armed forces said they have yet to see signs of the “formation of enemy offensive groups ” along the border between Belarus and Ukraine.
Ukrainian and Polish military officials discussed the “security situation on the border between Ukraine and Belarus” after monitoring the combat readiness of troops in Belarus, according to NBC News, and agreed to coordinate joint action in the coming days
Belarus borders Ukraine to the north and Poland to the east. While Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has repeatedly said his country will not join the war, Belarus is Russia’s ally and has allowed it to launch attacks on Ukraine from its territory.