Kyiv was pummelled last night with Russian ballistic missiles and attack drones killing at least four as Russian President Vladimir Putin takes revenge for audacious Operation Spider's Web.

Western regions like Lviv and Volyn, which border EU and NATO member Poland, were also bombarded as well as the Ukrainian capital.

It comes days after a dastardly mission to destroy nuclear-capable military planes at Russian air bases was pulled off by Ukrainian forces, personally overseen by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The brazen operation, 18 months in the planning, saw Kyiv smuggle more than 100 small drones into Russia, disguised in a false roof of wood cabins, park them near Russian air bases and then unleash them in a coordinated attack.

Footage showed decimated enemy planes in flames on the runway and Ukrainian security sources claimed to have taken out 41 aircrafts worth some £1.5billion.