Continuation of Russian Attacks on Kyiv; Ukrainian Army: We Shot Down 11 Russian Missiles

Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, was the scene of scattered explosions on Monday, June 8, following the sixteenth Russian airstrike on the city in the past month. Residents of Kyiv sought shelter as the sky was filled with smoke during the ongoing Russian attacks. Children ran towards shelters upon hearing explosions in Kyiv (Monday, June 8, 1402). Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, stated that special emergency service teams have been dispatched to the central neighborhoods of the capital. Citizens of Kyiv took refuge in the metro station during the Russian airstrikes on the city (Monday, June 8, 1402). According to Valery Zaluzhny, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the country's air defense managed to shoot down 11 Russian cruise and ballistic missiles. Russia targeted military facilities in western Ukraine with airstrikes early Monday, about six hours before the attack on Kyiv. Additionally, the attack on the port city of Odesa on the Black Sea caused a fire. Ukraine also acknowledged on Monday that five of its aircraft had been grounded due to Russian attacks. Odesa is a strategic port for exporting agricultural products outside of Ukraine and is one of three cities designated as a safe location for grain exports via the Black Sea under a United Nations-supervised agreement. While Ukraine prepares for a large-scale counteroffensive to reclaim territory occupied by Russian forces, Russia has intensified its airstrikes on Ukraine. This report is based on a Reuters report.