Arrays of Ukrainian air defense shot down 15 of 18 missiles fired by Russian Air Force jets in the early hours of today, Ukraine’s military said, as air defense sirens sounded in several areas for more than three hours.

“About 02:30 [σ.σ. τοπική ώρα και ώρα Ελλάδας]the Russian invaders attacked (…) using strategic bombers,” Valery Zaluzny, the chief of the national defense general staff, said via the Telegram platform.

According to him, 15 of the 18 missiles launched were destroyed.

The authorities of the Kyiv region assured that all the rockets headed towards it were shot down.

According to the first information, “there were no casualties among the civilian population” nor “damages to homes or infrastructure”.

Air defense arrays were activated to protect the Ukrainian capital itself and its periphery.

Ukrainian media reported explosions in Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions.

Russia has again escalated its missile attacks on Ukraine in recent days.