Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack, Ukraine officials say
In the early hours of Thursday, morning Kyiv's military administration reported Russian drone strikes in six city districts."Residential buildings, vehicles, warehouses, office and non-residential buildings are burning," administration head Tymur Tkachenko said in a post on Telegram.He urged city residents to shelter until the air raid siren was lifted.Overnight, Ukraine's air force reported a threat of Russian drone attacks in a number of regions. It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties outside Kyiv.Russia's military has not commented on the reported latest attack.In other developments:Ukraine's emergency service DSNS said late on Wednesday that three people had been killed in a Russian air strike in the town of Kostiantynivka - close to the front line in eastern UkraineThe US resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, Reuters reported late on Wednesday, days after it halted shipments of some critical armsRussian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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