KYIV: Russian drones struck ​several districts early on Saturday in a massive attack on the Ukrainian capital with air defense units in operation, officials said.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said there had been strikes ‌in two districts ‌on either side ‌of ⁠the ​Dnipro ‌River bisecting the capital.

“Kyiv is under a massive enemy attack,” Klitschko wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of the capital’s military administration, also reported strikes ⁠in at least three districts, sparking fires ‌in at least ‍two locations.

He ‍said drones were attacking the ‍city and there was a threat Russian missiles could be deployed.