Russia's largest air attack on Ukraine sets fire to main government building in Kyiv, kills at least three including a baby

"Reuters' witnesses saw the top floor of the main building of the Ukrainian government, located in the historic Pecherskyi district, burning, with thick smoke rising into the clear blue sky just after sunrise. Ukraine's Air Force said on Telegram that Russia launched 805 drones into Ukraine overnight and 13 missiles, with Ukrainian defence units downing 751 drones and four missiles. That was the highest number of drones Russia has used to attack the country since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022."

"Timur Tkachenko, the head of the capital's military administration, said that the infant's body was pulled from the rubble in the Darnytskyi district where a four-storey apartment building was damaged. A young woman also died as a result of the attack on the district, which lies to the east of the Dnipro River, Tkachenko said. State emergency officials said that 18 people were injured in the overnight attack that sowed fires throughout the city."

Russian forces launched a large overnight assault on Ukraine, firing 805 drones and 13 missiles, with Ukrainian defences downing 751 drones and four missiles. The top floor and roof of the main government building in Kyiv's Pecherskyi district were damaged and caught fire. At least three people were killed in Kyiv, including an infant pulled from rubble and a young woman, and 18 people were injured. A residential four-storey building in Darnytskyi was partially destroyed and fires were reported across the city. Moscow did not immediately comment on the strikes.

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