Ukraine launches over 400 drones at Moscow in major overnight attack

A Ukrainian firefighter extinguishes a blaze after a Russian air attack in Pavlograd, on Monday. PIC/AFP

Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital, the city's mayor said on Monday.

The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat strikes.

Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike on a ship carrying corn near Ukraine's southern port of Odesa killed 10 people.

Russia hit the Golden Leo - a Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship manned by a crew from India and Syria.

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