In Kyiv and several regions, an alert was issued due to a fast-moving target approaching from the north.

Air raid alerts were issued in Kyiv and several regions on the evening of Saturday, December 21. A fast-moving target approaching the capital has been reported.

This information comes from RBK-Ukraine, referencing the Air Forces and the Air Alert Map.

"A fast-moving target in the Chernihiv region heading towards Kyiv," the Air Forces reported.

Updated at 17:57.

The air raid alert in Kyiv has been lifted.

It is noteworthy that alerts were declared earlier in several northern and eastern regions due to the threat of Russian Shahed-type strike drones. Groups of these unmanned aerial vehicles were moving from the border of the Sumy region with Russia.

Residents of the regions where alerts have been announced are advised to remain calm and seek shelter in case of a threat. It is also important to remember that filming the operation of air defense systems is prohibited in Ukraine.

Where Alerts Have Been Declared

Night Drone Attack

According to the Air Forces, on the night of December 21, the Russian army launched 113 drones and an S-400 surface-to-air missile at Ukraine. Air defense forces were able to destroy 57 drones, with another 56 locally lost.

Air defense operations were conducted in 11 regions of Ukraine, specifically in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia.