Ukraine live updates: Kyiv rocked by Russian drone attack - USA TODAY

Explosions rocked Kyiv connected Monday arsenic dozens of equipped drones unleashed by Russian forces set buildings ablaze, killed astatine slightest 4 radical and sent residents scrambling for cover.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said most of the 28 drones targeting Kyiv were changeable down, but that explosions were heard crossed the city. One onslaught appeared to people the city’s heating network; another virtually destroyed a four-story residential building, collapsing astatine slightest 3 apartments connected apical of each other.

Four deaths were reported astatine 1 residential gathering alone, Klitschko said. 

He said the drones were Iranian-made Shaheds, which Russia has rebranded arsenic Geran-2 drones. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani connected Monday denied that Iran provided drones to Russia.

The onslaught came a week aft Russia’s monolithic barrage of rocket strikes successful Kyiv and different large cities crossed Ukraine killed astatine slightest 20 people. That battle was the archetypal to scope Kyiv successful 4 months. 

“Enemies tin onslaught our cities, but they won't interruption us,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address.

Other developments

►The European Union approved a programme Monday to bid 15,000 Ukrainian troops successful Europe and agreed to supply astir $500 cardinal successful much funds to assistance proviso weapons and different subject enactment to Ukraine.

►Belarus, Russia's closest ally, volition big 9,000 Russian troops and 170 tanks arsenic portion of a caller associated Russian-Belarusian subject force. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the effort is successful effect to his unsubstantiated assertion that Ukraine is plotting an onslaught connected its ex-Soviet neighbor.

►NATO connected Monday began its yearly atomic exercises successful northwestern Europe. Fourteen of NATO's 30 subordinate countries were owed to instrumentality portion successful the exercises, which were planned earlier Russia's February penetration of Ukraine.

►Four Russians are being detained successful Norway aft being accused of taking photos successful areas where photography is banned. Norwegian officials declined to supply further accusation and are continuing to investigate. The Russians accidental they are conscionable tourists.

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Ukrainian conductor reportedly killed for rejecting Russian concert

A Ukrainian philharmonic conductor was fatally changeable successful his location by Russian soldiers aft refusing to enactment successful a propaganda performance successful Russian-occupied Kherson, the Ukraine Cultural Ministry said. Yuri Kerpatenko has been conducting successful Kherson since 2000 and was the main conductor of the Gilea Chamber Orchestra, the ministry said successful a Facebook station citing section writer Elena Vanina.

"Kerpatenko openly showed his civic presumption and refused to permission occupied Kherson," the ministry said.

The Russians wanted the orchestra arsenic portion of a concert intended to show "improvement of peaceful life" successful Kherson nether Russian rule, but Kerpatenko refused to cooperate, the ministry said.

Ukraine seeks sanctions against Iran for supplying Russia with drones

Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged the European Union to enforce sanctions connected Iran for supplying Russia with deadly drones. The EU overseas ministers were gathering Monday successful Luxembourg to follow a bundle of sanctions against Iran successful transportation with the usurpation of quality rights and volition besides see the grounds regarding Iran’s engagement successful the proviso of weapons to Russia. Iran denies involvement.

"I’m astir apt the archetypal overseas curate to code EU FAC from a weaponry structure due to the fact that of the aerial raids siren," said Kuleba successful a Twitter station that besides urged the EU to o.k. different "strong" sanctions bundle for Russia.

Zaporizhzhia atomic works erstwhile again loses outer powerfulness from shelling

Ukrainian atomic vigor institution Energoatom says outer powerfulness to the Zaporizhzhia atomic powerfulness works was erstwhile again chopped disconnected due to the fact that of shelling by Russian forces that struck a powerfulness substation connected Ukrainian territory. Operators person been compelled to temporarily usage diesel generators to powerfulness the information systems astatine the plant, the largest atomic powerfulness works successful Europe. The six reactors person been unopen down amid the fighting, but the works needs powerfulness to guarantee captious information systems stay operational.

Energoatom and planetary atomic vigor experts person repeatedly called for a demilitarization of the works and the withdrawal of Russian forces that situation it.

Contributing: The Associated Press