[1/4] An explosion is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 29, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
"...UKRAINIAN COUNTERATTACK EXPECTED
Russia, which began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine just over 15 months ago, did not immediately comment on the attacks.
Reuters was not able to independently verify the reports on the scale of the attacks.
After months of attacks on energy facilities, Russia is now increasingly targeting military facilities and supplies to try to disrupt Ukraine's preparations for its counterattack, Kyiv says.
Moscow says Ukraine has stepped up drone and sabotage attacks against targets inside Russia as Kyiv prepares for the counteroffensive.
Ukraine said it had shot down 29 of the 35 drones and 37 of 40 cruise missiles fired overnight by Russia.
The Kyiv military administration said its air defences had shot down over 40 of the "targets" fired at it in what was Russia's 15th air assault on the city this month.
"Another difficult night for the capital," mayor Klitschko said on Telegram.
The attack follows the largest drone barrage launched on Kyiv the previous night, which killed one person and injured several. In Sunday's attack, 36 drones were downed over Kyiv.
"With these constant attacks, the enemy seeks to keep the civilian population in deep psychological tension," said Serhiy Popko, the head of the city's military administration."
Additional reporting by Olena Harmash, Pavel Polityuk and Lidia Kelly; Editing by Timothy Heritage
Overnight missile attack comes a day after Russia unleashed its largest ever drone assault on the Ukrainian capital.
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