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Air defences in action in 'massive' Russian attack on Kyiv, mayor says

"Air defences are in action in Kyiv," Klitschko wrote on Telegram.

November 14, 2025 / 05:34 IST
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Air defences in action in 'massive' Russian attack on Kyiv, mayor says
Smoke marks on the facade of a residential building damaged during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, October 22, 2025. (REUTERS)

Russian forces launched a "massive" drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Friday, officials said, striking buildings and triggering explosions and fires.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people had been injured.

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"Air defences are in action in Kyiv," Klitschko wrote on Telegram. "The enemy is staging a massive attack on the capital. Remain in shelters."

Klitschko said falling debris had struck a five-storey apartment building in Dniprovskyi district on the east side of the Dnipro River and a high-rise dwelling was on fire in Podil district on the opposite bank.