Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight in what local officials described as the largest kamikaze drone attack since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of the country 15 months ago.
Officials said Ukraine’s air defence systems had downed 58 of 59 incoming drones launched against Ukrainian targets in the early hours of Sunday, with 40 downed in Kyiv alone. The attack came as the city prepared for the annual Kyiv Day celebrations held to mark its founding.
“This was the most massive drone attack on the capital since the beginning of the full-scale invasion,” Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said in a statement. “[It was] the 14th air attack on the capital since the beginning of May,” he added.
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