Russian drone strike on Kyiv wounds seven people: city officials

A Russian drone attack targeted the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Saturday, wounding seven people, authorities in Kyiv said.

Loud explosions were heard in the city around midnight, according to AFP journalists, and air defence forces were responding, officials said.

"Enemy drones are over the city, with air defence responding. There are multiple targets on the capital's outskirts," Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on Telegram.

Mayor Vitaly Klitschko warned people to remain in shelters during the attack.

"There are currently seven injured in the capital. Four of them have been hospitalised by medics," Klitschko said, also on Telegram.

Earlier, he posted that a 13-year-old child was among the wounded.

Residential buildings in several districts of the city and cars were damaged, the mayor said.

Earlier this week, Russian drones and missiles rained down on Kyiv during the night, setting fires in apartment buildings.

City officials said seven people were killed.

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the worst armed conflict in Europe since World War II.

The war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and forced millions to flee their homes.