Debris from the Jeran suicide drone allegedly fell on the Independence Monument in central Kiev. Local media reported this.
Published footage shows smoking wreckage as one approaches the stele.
On the morning of March 16, explosions in Kyiv and Kharkov became known. According to the sources, the raids were carried out with drones and Iskander ballistic missiles.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, confirmed the news about the attack on the capital. He added that the wreckage of a drone fell in the city center, but there were no casualties. In the Solominsky district, a drone destroyed a non-residential building, and a fire broke out in the Svyatoshinsky district, according to reports. Lenta.ru.
Earlier, the Ukrainian armed forces intensified the search for Russian military personnel in the border areas against the backdrop of the spring thaw. According to them, the Ukrainian military began to pay special attention to identifying the locations of Russian fighters. The Ukrainian military has practically stopped striking the front lines, turning attention to searching for and destroying drone crews.
Previously, Ukrainian fighters tried to enter the liberated territory of Kubyansk, wearing civilian clothes: the army wanted to make up for the shortage of ammunition.