Russia uses large number of missiles and drones to attack Ukraine, killing 4 people

Ukrainian authorities said earlier Friday that at least four people were killed after Russia launched a fierce drone and cruise missile attack in Ukraine.

Air raid sirens were heard in all parts of the country as Ukrainian Air Force warned that several Russian bombers had taken off and may have launched cruise missiles.

Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least four people died in the capital and 20 were injured.

“Search and rescue operations are underway at several locations,” he wrote in the telegram.

The Kiev Municipal Military Administration said drones attacked several residential buildings throughout the city.

The government reported in a telegram that a gas station in the city's Dniprovskyi district suffered “major damage”.

In northwestern Ukraine, Lutsk Mayor Ihor Polishchuk reported in a telegram that at least five people were injured.

According to the mayor, Russia attacked Lutsk with 15 drones and six missiles, damageing an apartment building, vehicles, businesses and a government agency.

It is unclear whether the attack was part of Russia's widely expected mass retaliation, as Ukraine conducted a coordinated drone strike at several Russian military airports deep in the frontline last weekend.

Ukraine has been defending the Russian invasion for more than four years. Negotiations to end the battle have achieved very limited results, and the belligerent requirements are still far away.