Liudmyla Zhernovska00:08, 09.07.25

Another restless night for Ukrainians.

On the night of Tuesday, July 8, an air alert was declared throughout the country due to the takeoff of a Russian MiG-31K long-range fighter-interceptor. In addition, numerous drones have already been spotted in Ukrainian skies.

Updated at 00:06 : A Russian drone enters the center of Kyiv, reports Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

Updated at 23:53 : UAV in the direction of Kyiv from the east.

Updated at 23:34 : High-speed target east of Zaporizhia, heading north.

Updated at 23:31 : Threat to MiG-31K repulsed.

Updated at 23:27 : According to the latest data from the Air Force, “shaheeds” are in the northern/eastern parts of Kyiv region, in Chernihiv region, Sumy region, in the southern part of Poltava region, in Kharkiv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, Kirovohrad region, in the northern part of Mykolaiv region, in the western part of Kherson region and in the southern part of Cherkasy region.

Updated at 23:25 : Drones have been spotted in the airspace of the Kyiv region, and anti-aircraft defense forces are working on them. Meanwhile, residents of Dnipro are writing about explosions.

Updated at 23:05 : A Russian strike drone is moving over Chernihiv.

Updated at 10:59 PM : Residents of Zhytomyr and Starokostyantyniv are urged to stay in shelters.

Updated at 22:58 : The Air Force detects a high-speed target in the Zhytomyr region, heading southwest.

At 10:51 p.m., the military reported that the occupiers had taken off from Savasleyka airfield in the Nizhny Novgorod region with a MiG-31K fighter jet. This caused an air alert to be issued across all regions of Ukraine.

(C)UNIAN 2025