On the night of today, according to the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, an air raid alert was announced in the Nikolaev, Odessa, Kirovograd, Cherkasy, Vinnitsa and Kyiv regions of Ukraine. The alarm signal in the Nikolaev region began to sound at 20:29 Moscow time, and then similar precautionary measures were followed in other specified regions.

According to information from Avia.pro journalists, the reason for the air raid warning was the appearance of Geranium-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of Ukraine. Ukrainian monitoring resources clarify that we are talking about at least 12 drones that flew into the country’s airspace.

Initially, there were speculations about preparations for strikes with Kinzhal hypersonic missile systems, but this information was not confirmed.