A Large Russian Missile and Drone Attack Targets the Ukrainian Capital

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The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was subjected to a new attack early Wednesday morning, just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a major new Russian offensive.

Russia launched a wide-ranging missile and drone attack on the capital, according to the Kyiv Independent newspaper.

The sound of numerous explosions was heard throughout the city during the early hours of the morning, according to the newspaper.

The newspaper reported that "the missiles are falling one after another. I counted at least 10 to 12 explosions. The noise is extremely loud in the city center."

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that a non-residential area was bombed in the Obolon district, according to the report.

Two people were killed in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in those attacks, which also caused damage to buildings and warehouses in the city.

Klitschko said via Telegram that the bodies of the two victims were found after a fire broke out in a car garage cooperative due to the airstrike.

Warehouses were also bombed in the Polid district, where Kyiv Independent reported seeing flames and smoke. Initially, there was no information about the extent of the damage.

Late on Tuesday, a drone attack was reported in the city of Sumy in the northeast of the country. One person was killed and others were injured, according to the RBK Ukraine news agency, citing the city's mayor.

Regional officials reported via "Telegram" that separate airstrikes on the city of Dnipro, located in the southeast of the country, caused damage to an industrial facility, to transportation infrastructure in Zaporizhia, and to several residential buildings in Kremenchuk.