Ukraine faced “the biggest drone attack since the invasion” Russian forces said today, with military officials saying they had shot down 52 of the 54 kamikaze drones that attacked it. were fired by Russian forces, including “more than 40” over the capital, Kiev.

“In total, a record number of kamikaze drones were launched: 54!”, the Ukrainian air force says in a post on Telegram, in which it notes that it “shot down 52”.

The authorities announced that so far the dead amount to two and the injured to three in Kiev.

“This is the largest drone attack against the capital since the beginning of the invasion” by Russian forces, the regional military command also reported on Telegram, clarifying that this attack “was carried out in several waves and that the alert declared lasted for over 5 hours!”.

“According to the first data, more than 40 Russian drones were shot down by air defense systems” over Kiev, he noted.

According to the regional administration, “after the downing of drones” by Russian forces, “debris fell on a seven-story building” in the Golosiivskii district, killing one person and injuring another.

A fire also broke out in a warehouse area, which spread to 1,000 square meters and caused the death of a man who was there, according to the same source.

“First aid services are on the scene,” the regional authorities said.

In the Solomyanskiy district, a 41-year-old man died and a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized, Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko also added.

“Today the enemy decided to “congratulate” the residents of the capital on Kyiv Day with the help of his killer drones,” the regional authorities also ironically noted, referring to today’s celebration in the Ukrainian capital.

It is the 14th Russian drone strike against Kiev since early May, according to authorities.

A total of 54 kamikaze drones were launched “from the Bryansk and Krasnodar regions” in Russia, the Ukrainian air force also clarified, expressing its satisfaction with the downing of 52.

According to her, Russia mainly targeted “military installations and critical infrastructure in the regions in the central part of the country, especially in the Kyiv region.”