Russia launches air attack on Kyiv, other parts of Ukraine

Russia launched an overnight air attack on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday, with air defence systems destroying missiles heading towards the capital.

All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts for about three hours early on Sunday before they were cleared at around 6 a.m. (0300 GMT), Ukraine Air Force data showed.

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“Enemy targets moving in the direction of Kyiv were destroyed by air defence forces,” Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app.

The attack involved cruise missiles, he said.

There was no immediate information about the scale of the attack, possible damage or casualties.