Russia fires hundreds of drones at Ukraine in deadly massive attack
Swarms of drones rock Ukrainian cities, killing at least six and injuring dozens
A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed six people and injured at least 46, officials said on Tuesday, while Moscow’s army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian frontline defences in what could be the start of an anticipated spring ground offensive.
Russia fired almost 400 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said, in its biggest attack in weeks. The onslaught continued into Tuesday as dozens of drones targeted the capital Kyiv during daylight.
Russia launched swarms of Iranian-designed Shahed drones, hitting at least seven cities, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X.
Russia also launched 23 cruise missiles and seven ballistic missiles at Ukraine during the night, hitting at least 10 locations across the country, according to the air force. Daytime strikes injured 13 people, including three children, in the central Ukraine city of Dnipro, and another daylight attack hit a residential block in the centre of the western city of Lviv, near the Polish border, where 13 people were injured, regional officials said.
The Lviv attack set fire to the city’s 17th century St Andrew’s Church, which is part of a Unesco World Heritage site, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.