Russia launches massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv region; one dead

Firefighters put out a blaze after a Russian drone hit a residential building in Kyiv, on Sunday. PIC/AP/PTI

Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones, killing one person in the Kyiv region, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Sunday.

Another eight people, including one child, were rescued from under the rubble of destroyed buildings, the service said.

The attack caused damage and fires to erupt in five districts in the suburbs of Kyiv: Obukhiv, Brovary, Boryspil, Bucha and Fastiv. In the village of Putrivka in the Fastiv district, emergency first responders worked on saving people buried under debris.

Russia also struck energy infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, resulting in significant fires, which were later extinguished, the emergency service said.

Ukraine said on Sunday that Russia's barrage included 297 drones and 50 missiles of various types, of which 274 drones and 33 missiles were neutralised.

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