Kyiv hit by mass Russian drone attack – biggest of war so far, Ukraine’s air force says
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Kyiv has been hit by what Ukraine’s air force described as the largest Russian drone attack of the war so far.
At least five people were injured after Iranian-made kamikaze Shahed drones descended on multiple districts of the capital city overnight.
Explosions were heard as the aircraft were intercepted across multiple districts, damaging several buildings.
Writing on Telegram, mayor Vitali Klitschko said apartment blocks were hit – and a fire had broken out at a nursery.
An 11-year-old girl was among the people injured, he added.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack involved more than 70 drones.
He described the Russian strikes, which came on the eve of Ukraine’s annual memorial day for victims of the 1932 Holodomor famine, as an act of “wilful terror”.
Russia’s winter bombardment
It comes days after Russia launched consecutive nights of drone attacks on Kyiv for the first time in weeks.
Those also used Iranian-made Shahed drones.
The attacks bear similarities to 12 months ago, when Russian forces began targeting Ukraine’s energy, military and transport infrastructure, six months after withdrawing its troops from around the capital.
Millions were left without energy and heating during the coldest months of the year.
The latest attack has left almost 200 buildings without power, Ukraine’s energy ministry said.
Mr Zelenskyy had warned civilians to expect another winter bombardment from Moscow this year.
In a nightly address last weekend, he said: “The closer we are to winter, the more Russians will try to make the strikes more powerful.”
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