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Ukraine's Air Defences Battle Overnight Russian Aerial Attack

Ukraine's air defences battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours, officials cited in an Associated Press report said Thursday, as missiles and drones again hammered the Ukrainian power grid. The Kyiv attack injured at least two people, Ukraine's Emergency Service said. A kindergarten, a gas pipe and around 20 cars were damaged in the city, said the Kyiv Military Administration.

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Russia Ukraine War: Emergency workers stand amidst the rubble in Kharkiv | Photo: AP/Andrii Marienko

Emergency workers stand amidst the rubble after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Russia Ukraine War: A doll lies on the ground near a residential building in Mykolaivka, Donetsk region | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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A doll lies on the ground near a residential building which was hit by a Russian bomb in Mykolaivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

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Russia Ukraine War: Emergency workers try to shift the rubble and debris in Kharkiv | Photo: AP/Andrii Marienko
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Emergency workers try to shift the rubble and debris after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Russia Ukraine War: A soldier stands amidst the rubble and debris in Kharkiv | Photo: AP/Andrii Marienko
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A soldier stands amidst the rubble and debris after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Russia Ukraine War: Ukrainian military medics of the Azov brigade move an injured comrade near Toretsk | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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Ukrainian military medics of the Azov brigade move an injured comrade on a stretcher, at the stabilization point near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

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Russia Ukraine War: A residential building is seen heavily damaged in Kramatorsk | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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A residential building is seen heavily damaged after a Russian airstrike in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

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Russia Ukraine War: People clear the rubble in a front of a residential building in Kramatorsk | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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People clear the rubble in a front of a residential building heavily damaged after a Russian airstrike in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

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Russia Ukraine War: Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv | Photo: AP/Andrii Marienko
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Emergency workers try to shift the rubble and debris after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Russia Ukraine War: View of residential building after Russian airstrike in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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People clear the rubble in a front of a residential building heavily damaged after a Russian airstrike in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.