Russia launched a large missile and drone attack on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine overnight into Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring more than 80 in one of the largest aerial assaults on the capital in recent months.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Explosions sounded across Kyiv shortly after 1am as air raid sirens and missile alerts spread through the city. Residents crowded into metro stations and underground shelters while emergency crews responded to fires, collapsed buildings and damaged infrastructure across multiple districts.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s air force said Russia launched 90 missiles and 600 drones during the attack. Ukrainian officials said more than 40 locations across Kyiv suffered damage, including residential buildings, schools, warehouses, shops and public infrastructure.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said<\/a> two people died in the capital and more than 50 were injured. Thirty people required hospital treatment. Two more people were killed in the wider Kyiv region, according to regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n One missile strike hit a residential building in Kyiv\u2019s Shevchenkivskyi district and triggered a fire on the upper floors. Another strike damaged a school and blocked access to an air raid shelter with debris, according to local officials.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Reuters<\/a> reported that the facade of a five-storey residential building collapsed during the strikes. Black smoke drifted across the skyline after sunrise while firefighters worked through the morning to extinguish fires and search damaged structures.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s air force warned during the night that Russia might launch an Oreshnik missile, a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The missile has been used only a handful of times since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion began.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n