Ukraine was live: at least 12 killed in Russia's largest air raid to this day | World news

At least 12 people were killed after the Russian armed forces had started a huge drone attack overnight in all of Ukraine, officials said.

Three children – 8, 12 and 17 years old – were killed ZhytomyrFour people west of Kyiv in the Kyiv Region were killedPresent One in Mycolaive in the south and four in the Khmelnytskyi Region for civil servants and reports.

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was a special focus of the drone attacks. The mayor of the city, Vitali Klitschko, said she was “attacked”, assured people that “air defense” as they should.

The Ukraine air weapon said on Sunday that Russia attacked the country with 298 drones and 69 rockets overnight. One of the largest air strikes since Russia started its complete invasion in February 2022.

It was “the most massive strike in relation to the number of air raid weapons on the territory of Ukraine since the beginning of the full invasion in 2022,” said Yuriy Ermat, spokesman for the Ukraine Air Force, the Associated Press.

The Russian air defense has now intercept 110 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 13 above the Moscow And Tver Regions, said the state's Ministry of Defense. There were no immediate reports on victims.

In Moscow, at least four airports, including the main hub -Sheremetyevo, were restricted, said the Russian civil aviation authority.

As my colleague Peter Beaumont notes in this story, the air raids came when Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of other prisoners in a continuing large Swap on Saturday, which is a rare moment of cooperation

Russia started a large drone and rocket last night Attack against Kyiv, According to officials, at least 15 people were injured in one of the most severe attacks since the beginning of the Russian invasion.