At least 16 people killed after Russia launches barrage of missiles and drones

A woman with a dog walks among the rubble of a house damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 80 others in its biggest aerial barrage in almost two weeks, officials said on Thursday.

Russia launched nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, primarily targeting civilians, Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said on Thursday on X.