Russian air attacks target Kyiv, ports and industrial sites

KYIV, Aug 27: Russia hammered the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities with missiles and drones early on Thursday, officials said, targeting warehouses, ports, and energy and industrial facilities in an hours-long assault that dragged into the morning.

Commuters in Kyiv streamed to work under the booming sound of air defences firing at jet-powered drones attacking the city in several waves, after an overnight barrage that included an unspecified number of ballistic missiles and 258 drones.

"Overnight, Russia carried out a massive strike against Ukraine, targeting ports, grain storage, energy, industry, and other infrastructure with ballistic and hypersonic missiles and combat drones," Foreign Minister AndriiSybiha said on X.

Russia has stepped up its air war on Ukraine in recent months, pummelling its cities with larger numbers of ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones amid a critical shortage of air defences.�" REUTERS