Russia launches first drone attack on Kyiv in almost a fortnight

Russia has launched a fresh drone assault on Kyiv after a lull of almost two weeks (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

Russia launched a drone attack early on Sunday on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, officials said. It was the first such attack in 12 days.

All of the Iranian-made Shahed exploding drones were detected and shot down, according to Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv city administration.