The attack on Friday, which killed at least four people nationwide, came two days after Russia vowed retaliation for an audacious drone assault on its strategic bomber bases.

Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv, killing four and injuring dozens. President Zelenskyy condemned the violence and appealed for urgent air defense assistance.

What scared Kiev so much, which refused to pick up in a timely manner, in accordance with the Istanbul agreements, the bodies of the Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen killed in the area of the special military operation,

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had carried out a massive and successful strike on military and military-related targets in Ukraine overnight in response to what it called Ukrainian "terrorist acts" against Russia.

Apart from drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts of Ukraine, according to the air force, which said the barrage targeted mainly central and western areas of Ukraine.

A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least four people and injured 20 others, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said. It was part of a wider overnight assault that became the latest in a series of large-scale attacks targeting regions across Ukraine.

Russia launched an intense missile and drone barrage at the Ukrainian capital and three people were killed, Ukrainian officials said.

Russian ballistic missiles have been launched toward Ukraine from multiple directions, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram Friday.

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