Air-raid warning issued across Ukraine: Shahed UAVs launched, MiG fighter in air

An air-raid alarm has been issued throughout Ukraine due to the take-off of a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet and Russians launching Shahed drones. 

Source: air-raid warnings map; Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram 

Quote: "An attack by several groups of enemy assault UAVs from the south! The direction of movement is from Kherson Oblast to Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – ed.)."

Details: In addition, a take-off of a Russian MiG-31K was recorded.

Update: The Air Force reported that several groups of Russian assault UAVs are attacking Sumy from Russia's Kursk Oblast.

The all-clear was given at around 21:05 in Ukraine's western part and the central oblasts. Ukraine's Air Force reported at 21:07 that the Russian MiGs had landed.  The Air Force said at around 21:10 that the Shahed kamikaze UAVs were heading towards the city of Kropyvnytskyi. Other groups of Russian attack UAVs were spotted over Sumy and Poltava oblasts.

Reports emerged at around 21:30 that more groups of Russian drones had been deployed from the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast, moving between the cities of Mykolaiv and Kryvyi Rih towards Kropyvnytskyi. The Air Force reported at around 21:45 that Russian UAVs were moving from Poltava and Kirovohrad oblasts into Cherkasy Oblast. Other groups are moving from Sumy Oblast to Chernihiv Oblast.

Attack drones entered the airspace in Vinnytsia Oblast after leaving Chernihiv Oblast at 22:08.

Additionally, a group of Russian drones was observed in Kyiv Oblast, approaching from the east and heading in the direction of Bila Tserkva at 22:32.

At 22:52, an air raid warning, caused by a drone attack threat, spread to Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Ukraine's Air Force reported that UAVs from Vinnytsia Oblast are heading to Khmelnytskyi Oblast, with the vector of movement on Starokostiantyniv.

At 23:09, the military reported that another group of attack drones from Zaporozhzhia Oblast was moving towards Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. 

Reportedly, drones were moving towards Dnipropetrovsk Oblast at 23:13.

An air raid siren was on in Vinnytsia and Khmelnytskyi oblasts as of 00:07.

The Air Force reported on a group of Russian drones in Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts at 01:02.

An all-clear was given in all oblasts at 03:29.

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