OR Russia launched airstrikes aimed at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, keeping the eastern part of the country on high alert for more than five hours, the Ukrainian military said early today.

“The enemy once again used their drones against him Kiev during the night”, he said via Telegram Serhiy Popkohead of the Kiev military administration. “Russian drones arrived in the Ukrainian capital in multiple waves and from different directions.”

All weapons used in the airstrike were destroyed on approach, according to initial reports, and there were no reports of casualties or damage, Popko continued. Details regarding the scale of the attack will be released later today, he said.

According to her Ukrainian Air ForceRussia launched an attack with 87 drones and four missiles overnight targeting Ukrainian territory. Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 56 of the drones and two of the missiles, according to a statement by the Air Force via Telegram.

The alert for imminent airstrikes in the capital and surrounding areas was activated three times overnight, lasting more than five hours in total, Popko said.

THE Henandy Trukhanovits mayor Odessaof the Black Sea port, reported via Telegram that Russia also targeted his city overnight. There were no reports of damage or casualties there.

THE Alexander Prokudingovernor in the Kherson region, announced early today via Telegram that one civilian was killed and 15 wounded in Russian attacks in the region over the past 24 hours.

Reuters was unable to independently verify this information. Russia has not commented.

Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war, which Russia started with its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. However, thousands of civilians have died, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.