Explosions rocked Kiev again, where debris from downed Russian missiles fell in several districts, according to the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko.

The military command of the Kyiv region also announced via Telegram that the anti-aircraft defense had been reactivated to counter a missile attack.

A few hours earlier, the authorities announced Russian drone strike. According to Ukrainian officials, 35 unmanned kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles of Iranian design were sent to attack the Ukrainian capital, which they assured were all shot down without exception.

However, at the same time, the air force warned that Russian strategic bombers had taken off and declared an alert practically throughout the country.

It referred to a “threat of cruise missile launches from Tu-95MS aircraft”, at least 16 of which “are in the airwaves”.

In addition to the takeoffs he spoke of from Russian air bases in Alenia (northwest) and Engels (southwest), he also referred to other Tupolev strategic bombers taking off from Russia’s Tchaikovka airbase near the border with Belarus.

Ukrainian authorities also spoke of exports of Tupolev Tu-95, Soviet-era jets, on Friday. That day, Moscow unleashed a series of combined strikes on Ukrainian cities, including Kiev, killing at least 39 people.

Yesterday Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian strikes in Ukraine would be “intensified” in retaliation for the unprecedented bombing of the city of Belgorod on Saturday, which left 25 dead, including five children.

Russian forces also launched a series of strikes as the New Year dawned, with Kiev referring to a “record” number of Russian drones.