Russia-Ukraine war: Drone attacks continue on Kyiv and eastern Ukraine - BBC

Air raid sirens sounded successful Kyiv connected Sunday nighttime arsenic the latest question of drone and rocket strikes from Russia continued.

An onslaught which began soon earlier midnight targeted captious infrastructure, Kyiv determination politician Oleksiy Kuleba said.

One antheral successful Kyiv was injured by debris from a destroyed Russian drone, the capital's politician said.

The attacks person continued for respective days implicit the New Year period.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said 400 Russian soldiers had been killed successful connected New Year's Eve successful Makiivka, successful the Russian-occupied Donetsk region.

In a uncommon move, pro-Russian authorities admitted to casualties. But Russia refused to corroborate the fig of deaths, and the BBC is incapable to verify this.

In a caller twelvemonth code connected Russian TV, President Vladimir Putin said Russia would combat to protestation its sovereignty and independence.

Kyiv's subject issued a informing of the latest attacks conscionable aft 01:00 (23:00 GMT) connected Monday.

"Air onslaught connected Kyiv... Air alert is connected successful the capital," it announced connected the Telegram societal media site.

Serhiy Popko, the city's subject medication head, told radical to enactment successful shelters.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported an detonation successful Kyiv's northeastern Desnyanskyi territory and said exigency services were attending.

"An injured 19-year-old antheral was hospitalised successful the Desnyanskyi territory of the capital," helium said.

Mr Kuleba said the weapons were Iranian-made Shahed drones, adding that they were "targeting captious infrastructure facilities".

"The main happening present is to enactment calm and enactment successful shelters until the alarm is off," helium said.

It comes aft a barrage of attacks connected New Year's Eve, which killed astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic successful Kyiv.

Russia has been targeting Ukraine's vigor infrastructure for respective months, destroying powerfulness stations and plunging millions into acheronian during the country's freezing winter.