At least four killed in Russian attack on Kyiv

Four people were killed in Kyiv in Russian drone strikes overnight Thursday-Friday, according to local Ukrainian authorities, while several other regions reported widespread shelling.

"Four people have been confirmed dead in the capital. Search and rescue operations are still underway in several locations," Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, said on Telegram on Friday.

Earlier, emergency services said Kyiv was under "a drone and ballistic missile attack" targeting several neighborhoods in the city.

Civilian and military authorities in the capital reported damage to metro lines as a result of Russian bombing.

The national railway company reported damage in the area, affecting train traffic to the southern suburbs of Kyiv.

Outside the capital, extensive Russian bombing has hit several areas.

In Lutsk, in the west of the country, near the border with Poland, a "large-scale drone and missile attack" partially destroyed a residential building, wounding five people, the commander of the region's military administration, Ivan Rudnitsky, reported via Telegram.

Also in the west, the Ternopil region was subjected to "the largest air attack to date," with "several strikes," said the commander of the region's military administration, Vyacheslav Negoda.

In Russia, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the capital was attacked by ten Ukrainian drones overnight.

Three airports in the city were temporarily closed, according to the aviation agency, which subsequently lifted restrictions on air traffic.

These attacks came as US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday, at the conclusion of a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that Moscow intends to respond to a major Ukrainian attack on Russian bombers.

Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and now controls approximately 20% of its territory, including Crimea, which it had previously annexed in 2014.

The fighting has killed and wounded tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians on both sides, while millions have been forced to flee their homes. Cities and towns in eastern and southern Ukraine have been completely destroyed.

Vladimir Putin has repeatedly rejected calls from Kyiv and its Western allies for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.