Blasts in Kyiv as Putin launches deadly assault with over 700 drones and missiles

Russia launched a major daytime assault on Ukraine on Wednesday, sending some 200 drones across the border shortly after 9am UK time, according to local media. Air raid alerts sounded across Ukraine as trackers flagged dozens of Shahed-type unmanned drones moving southwest past Kyiv. Explosions from air defences could be heard in the capital, according to the Kyiv Independent, as the country’s military intelligence said Russia had launched a combined air attack at Ukraine’s critical infrastructure facilities. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned of possible waves of drone attacks through Wednesday as Russia ramps up its daylight assaults. “Russia continues its strikes and is doing so brazenly – deliberately targeting our railway infrastructure and civilian sites in our cities,” he said in a post on social media. Since the beginning of the war more than four years ago, Russia has mainly carried out major drone and missile strikes at night. In recent weeks, however, it has repeatedly sent hundreds of drones and missiles during the daytime. #RussiaUk #iran russia #russiaukraine #russian #ukraine #ukrainenews #ukrainerussia #ukrainewar Full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-trump-putin-zelensky-ceasefire-drone-attacks-b2975452.html Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations