Six dead in Kyiv attack

SIX people were killed after Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, Ukrainian authorities said.

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At least 35 people were injured as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration.

At least 430 drones and 18 missiles were used in the attack across the country, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said.

He said the attack, which struck other regions of the country, was targeting Kyiv.

"A specially calculated attack to cause as much harm as possible to people and civilians," Mr Zelensky said in a post on Telegram.

He added the Azerbaijan Embassy was damaged by fragments of an Iskander missile.