Russian drone and missile barrage on Kyiv kills seven

UKRAINE said yesterday that Russia had fired dozens of drones and missiles at the country, killing seven in Kyiv.

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A flurry of diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war have stalled, with the last direct meeting between Kyiv and Moscow almost three weeks ago and no follow-up talks scheduled.

Journalists heard the buzzing of drones flying over the centre of the capital and explosions ringing out during the overnight barrage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said six people were killed in Kyiv and another person was left dead in Bila Tserkva just outside the capital.

Zelenskiy said Russia had launched 352 unmanned aerial vehicles — including Iranian-designed drones ~ and 16 missiles at Ukraine, adding that some of the munitions were provided to Moscow by North Korea.

“Everyone in countries neighbouring Russia, Iran and North Korea should be thinking carefully about whether they could protect lives if this coalition of murderers persists and continues spreading their terror,” he added.