Eight enemy missiles were shot down over Kyiv. Drones in the south of the country

At night over Kyiv, air defense shot down eight Russian missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. Debris fell in the Darnicke region of the capital, there are injured. 18 Shahed drones, which the Russians used to attack from occupied Crimea, were also shot down over the country.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported the situation on the night from Sunday to Monday in the latest communiqué.

Around 4 a.m. on December 11, the Russian occupiers carried out a rocket attack on the Kyiv region

we read.

"A total of eight air targets flying towards the capital on a ballistic trajectory were shot down," it was reported based on preliminary findings. Initial findings indicate that the rockets were fired from the territory of Russia's Bryansk Oblast.

Kyiv's authorities said that fragments of shot-down missiles fell in the Darnicke area of ​​the capital. Several injured people were notified and received medical assistance.

Earlier, sounds of explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital.

Drones were shot down over Kyiv

"On the night from Sunday to Monday, the occupiers attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones from the territory of occupied Crimea, from the Chauda and Belbek regions" the Air Force said in a statement on Monday morning.

In total, the Ukrainian army registered 18 Shahed 136/131 drones.

As reported, all UAVs were destroyed in southern Ukraine, most of them over the territory of the Mykolaiv Oblast.

"If the world gets tired of helping Ukraine, it will leave us for dead"

Ukrainians face mortal danger if Western countries do not continue financial support, warned Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska in an interview with the BBC. She referred to the recent decision of the US Senate regarding the aid package for her country.

If the world gets tired (of helping), it will simply leave us to die

said Olena Zelenska.

The BBC interview was conducted a day after the US Senate blocked the aid package for Ukraine.

- We really need this help. Simply put, we cannot get tired of this situation, because if we do, we will die, Zelenska said. The interview with the Ukrainian first lady will be broadcast in full on Sunday.

USA. The Senate voted on support for Ukraine

A few days ago, the US Senate rejected the aid package for Ukraine. The bill containing USD 61 billion did not obtain a majority to proceed further. During the vote, not all Republicans supported the project - the reason is that the bill did not include tightening immigration policy.

When voting on the bill, 50 Democratic senators were in favor and 49 Republican senators were against. The required majority was 60 votes.