Russia launches air attack on Kyiv, Odesa, Ukraine says

Russian air attacks on Ukraine kept the eastern half of the country under air raid alert for more than five hours, Ukraine's military said early on Sunday, with Moscow launching several waves of strikes targeting Kyiv and other cities.

Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app, "Russian drones entered the capital of Ukraine in several waves and from different directions."

All the air weapons were destroyed on their approach and, according to preliminary information, there were no reports of damage or injuries, Popko said.

Air raid alerts for the capital and its region was announced three times during the night, totalling more than five hours, Popko said.

Hennadii Trukhanov, mayor of the Black Sea port of Odesa, said on Telegram that Russia targeted the southern city overnight, with several explosions reported.

There was no information on damages or injuries there.

Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of the southern region of Kherson, said early on Sunday on Telegram that one civilian had died and 15 were injured in Russia's attacks on the region in the past 24 hours.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports. Russia has not commented.

Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war, which Russia launched with a full-scale invasion on its smaller neighbour in February 2022. But thousands of civilians have died, the vast majority of them Ukrainians.