Ballistic and cruise missiles and drones were used in what Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said was the largest attack on the city since the war began.

At least 27 people were killed and more than 90 people were injured after Russian drones and missiles hit residential buildings in Kyiv as part of a broader wave of Russian attacks overnight on the Ukrainian capital.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, warned that the death toll would likely rise as rescue teams worked through the night to sift through the rubble and search for trapped residents.

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of the capital, called the overnight air assault the "most massive enemy attack."

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia deployed 570 aerial objects during the attack, nearly 500 of which were drones.