Explosions rock western Ukrainian cities as Russia launches large-scale drone attack

Source: kyivindependent.com



September 3, 2025 2:36 am by Dmytro Basmat

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

Russia launched a wave of drone attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight on Sept. 2-3, targeting regions in Ukraine's far-west, officials reported.

Explosions were heard in the western cities of Kalush, Khmelnytskyi, and Rivne. Sounds of Ukrainian air defense fire were also reported between 2-2:30 a.m. in Lviv, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground.

Elsewhere in Ukraine, a downed drone in the town of Vyshhorod on the outskirts of Kyiv caused a fire at a residential building, Kyiv Oblast Governor Mykola Kalashnyk reported. ...............

Nearly all of Ukraine's regions were subject to air raid alerts throughout the night amid the incoming drones, Ukraine's Air Force reported...................................

Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-rock-western-ukrainian-cities-as-russia-again-launches-large-scale-attack/

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Explosions rock western Ukrainian cities as Russia launches large-scale drone attack
Illustrative image: Ukrainian soldiers from a Mobile Air Defense Fire Team shoot down Russian drones at an undisclosed location in Ukraine using guns on April 16, 2024. (Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)
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