Russia drone attack on Kyiv kills 5 and injures 11

Russia's large-scale attack on Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones overnight into Thursday killed five and injured at least 11.

The intense strikes caused loud explosions and shaking in Kyiv for hours.

Residential buildings were damaged in the attacks, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.

The attack with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones affected all of the city's 10 districts, on both sides of the Dnipro River.

Many residents took shelter at metro stations after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other authorities issued the first warnings of the attack.

Russia has intensified its attacks on Kyiv in recent weeks, even as Ukraine's own long-range drone campaign against Russian military sites and energy facilities has caused fuel shortages and disrupted supply lines inside Russia.