Russia launched a major overnight drone and ballistic missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than a dozen as multiple explosions rocked the city and damaged residential buildings.

Russia has launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones that has killed eight people and injured 34.

The large-scale attack with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones damaged buildings and civilian infrastructure across the city. Many residents took shelter at metro stations.