Russia hits Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro in one of deadliest attacks on Ukraine

Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at cities overnight on Thursday across Ukraine including the capital Kyiv, killing at least 16 people and injuring scores, authorities said.

Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 659 drones and 44 missiles, of which it shot down or neutralised 636 drones and 31 missiles.

Four people were killed in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old, and at least 50 others were injured, according to local authorities.

The attack caused damage in several locations in the Ukrainian capital, including residential buildings, a hotel, and an office building, Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram. Several fires broke out as a result of fallen rocket debris.

Russia’s attacks carried on into the early hours of Thursday, Klitschko added, reporting that a low-flying drone crashed into an 18-storey building.

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