15 killed in Russia's 'most terrifying' attack on Kyiv

Missile and drones demolish 9-storey apartment building in deadliest attack on Kyiv this year; Moscow fired more than 440 drones and 32 missiles overnight; UK slaps new sanctions on Russia shadow fleet

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An overnight Russian missile and drone bombardment of Ukraine killed 15 people and injured 156, local officials said on Tuesday, with the main barrage demolishing a nine-storey Kyiv apartment building in the deadliest attack on the capital this year.

At least 14 people were killed as explosions echoed across the Ukrainian capital for almost nine hours, Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said, destroying dozens of apartments.

Russia fired more than 440 drones and 32 missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, calling the Kyiv attack "one of the most terrifying strikes" on the capital.

Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said 139 people were injured in Kyiv.

Mayor Vitalii Klitschko announced that Wednesday would be an official day of mourning.

The attack came after two rounds of direct peace talks failed to make progress on ending the war, now in its fourth year.

The intensified long-range strikes have coincided with a Russian summer offensive on eastern and northeastern sections of the roughly 1,000-kilometer frontline, where Ukraine is short-handed and needs more military support from its Western partners.