Four said killed in Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian capital overnight

Russia carried out a barrage of drone strikes across Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people and wounding 20 in the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say.

“Kyiv came under another attack involving UAVs and ballistic missiles. Rescuers are responding to the aftermath at several locations across the city,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine writes on Telegram.

Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko says four people have been confirmed dead in the capital, and 20 wounded — 16 of whom were hospitalized.

Several fires broke out in various districts as a result of the shelling, including at a residential building, a civil infrastructure facility and a metal hangar. The shelling also damaged train tracks in the Kyiv region.

Several strikes also hit western Ukraine’s city of Lutsk and Ternopil region, wounding five.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has vowed to take revenge following a recent drone attack by Kyiv on Russian soil, which destroyed billions of dollars’ worth of nuclear-capable bombers.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian strikes overnight on Russia wounded three people in the western Tula region, and Moscow’s Mayor Sergei Sobianin said Russian air defenses had shot down a drone heading for the capital.