Brutal 7-hour blitz on Kyiv

KYIV was pounded by waves of overnight drone and missile attacks in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.

- By Matthew Dooley

The seven-hour onslaught, which inflicted severe damage across the capital, killed at least one person and wounded about 26 others, including a child.

Flames from huge blasts lit up the night sky, air raid sirens wailed and debris blocked streets.

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said: “It was a harsh, sleepless night.”

The attack comes as Russia steps up its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Less than a week ago, the Kremlin launched what was then the largest aerial assault of the war.