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Kyiv: Russian drone strike kills one as Ukraine capital prepares to celebrate founding day

Kyiv: Russian drone strike kills one as Ukraine capital prepares to celebrate founding day

Officials warned residents to stay in shelters in latest round of Russian strikes on the city

Russia unleashed a major two-wave overnight air attack on Kyiv that killed at least one person, officials said, as the Ukrainian capital prepares to celebrate its birthday on Sunday.

Air defence systems downed at least 40 drones moving towards Kyiv, with falling debris killing a 41-year-old man and injuring a 35-year-old woman in the city, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

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