The latest strikes came after a visit by national security advisers from Europe to Kyiv, where they discussed security guarantees and economic support.
A civlian was killed after Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Monday, Timur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration said. A raid alert was also issued in Kharkiv, according to the latest raid alert map of Ukraine.
“Air defence forces are operating in the capital. Stay in shelters!” Kyiv mayor mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a message earlier on the Telegram app.
Unverified visuals on social media captured the activation of the air defence forces.
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Earlier on Friday, five people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Kharkiv and two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russian border regions, local officials said on Sunday.
Russia claims Ukraine fired drones every day in 2026
Notably, Ukraine has fired drones towards Moscow every day so far in 2026, according to figures released by Russia’s defence ministry.
The ministry said on Telegram that by midnight on Sunday, Russian air defence systems had shot down 57 drones over the Moscow region, out of a total of 437 intercepted across Russia.
Ukraine has not reacted to the claim yet, though Kyiv has increasingly relied on long-range drones to hit targets deep inside Russia.
Based on calculations by RIA state news, Russia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed at least 1,548 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory and the Crimean Peninsula during the past week.