Drone Strike Hits Kyiv Again, Ukrainian Official Condemns Iran for Kamikaze Drone Attack

Banaspati --- A Ukrainian top brass has charged Iran with responsibility for the killing of Ukrainian civil society in the onslaught of "kamikaze drones" into several Ukrainian cities, counting the capital Kyiv, on Monday, October 17, 2022. Ukraine expects Iran to sell its unmanned aircraft to Russia.

"Iran is responsible for the killing of Ukrainians," Ukraine's president's adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, noted on Twitter.

Ukraine has provided reports of a series of Russian air strikes using Iranian Shahid-136 drones in some of the last weeks. But Iran opposes supplying drones to Russia for use in Ukraine.

Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the legalization of the Iranian ambassador was withdrawn because Russian troops were wearing Iranian drones to attack Ukraine.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says European Union poses threat to Iran, moments after Kyiv was attacked by friends' "drone kamikaze". At least 4 people died from the onslaught in Kyiv, counting a pregnant woman and her husband. And 3 people Died from the onslaught of rockets to Sumy. Kuleba explained on Twitter that he was asking for more air defense and ammunition supply.

Samir Puri, a senior member at the Singapore-based International Institute for Vital Studies, explained to Al Jazeera if Shahid-136 was bought from Iran and moved into the war zone.

Each drone is predicted to be worth around US$ 20 thousand or Rp. 308. six million. According to Puri, that number is quite a lot considering that it is a one-time weapon.

"Russia is likely to continue to look for targets remains, what is a Ukrainian military camp or some cities who want to be terrorized by the next onslaught of bombs," Puri said.

Iran is already opposed to supplying Russia with an arms mechanism for the dispute with Ukraine. "The Islamic Republic of Iran does not supply weapons on any side for use in the war in Ukraine. Regulation Iran is against arming the 2 factions with the direction of ending the war," said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.

The first evidence of Russia's use of Iranian unmanned aircraft arrived last September when the Ukrainian military issued some shahid-136 images painted in Russian colors and numerals. The drone crashed in Kupiansk in the Kharkiv area of eastern Ukraine.

The Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, explained that there were several explosions in the Ukrainian capital on Monday morning, October 17, 2002. The explosion hit the Shevchenkivskyi area of Kyiv destroying several house buildings.

"Rescue squads are on site," Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging service. He added that a fire broke out in a non-residential building due to the onslaught of unmanned aircraft (drones). There was no detailed information regarding the casualties.

Eyewitnesses explained to the Reuters information office there were two explosions shortly after the air strike alarm made a sound. The explosion occurred around 6:35 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. on the spot.

The President of Ukraine's Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak, explained that the onslaught in Kyiv wearing "kamikaze drones" was a sign of Russian desperation.

Shevchenkivskyi is a hassle area in Kyiv, there is a campus, a student bar, and a restaurant. The region became one of the targets of Russian bombings of several major Ukrainian cities after the onslaught on the Kerch bridge connecting Russia with the Region of Crimea annexed by Russia.

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The situation after the onslaught of the Russian unmanned aircraft (UAV) Shahid-136 made Iran, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, explained that there were some explosions in the Ukrainian capital on Monday morning, October 17, 2002. The explosion hit the Shevchenkivskyi area of Kyiv destroying several house buildings.

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Area Eyewitnesses explain to the office information Reuters saw two explosions shortly after the air strike alarm made a sound. The explosion occurred around 6:35 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. on the spot.

The President of Ukraine's Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak, explained that the onslaught in Kyiv wearing "kamikaze drones" was a sign of Russian desperation.

Shevchenkivskyi is a troubled region in Kyiv, there is a campus, student bar, and restaurant. The region became one of the targets of Russian bombings of several major Ukrainian cities after the onslaught on the Kerch bridge connecting Russia with the Region of Crimea annexed by Russia.

The onslaught was as the most chronic Russia underestimated attempts to seize the city in the early weeks of the war that began on February 24. the latest took place during an exciting fight in the southern Kherson and eastern Donetsk regions.

In a speech aired via video, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky explained that there is currently no transition means at the forefront. "The special hot spots in Donbas are (some neighboring towns) Soledar and Bakhmut, where the most exciting fights so it continues," he said.

Zelensky indicted Russia for placing 2,000 "convicts"—some serving sentences that long for a serious crime—on the battlefield. "They are assigned to the front lines not enough with money but also with the promise of amnesty," he said.