The Latest Breaking News from Vitali Klitschko

Regional authorities have warned of ‘more severe and longer shutdowns’ amid ongoing Russia attacks

The Ukrainian capital’s power grid is now operating in ‘emergency mode’ following Russian air strikes

Nato secretary general says new counter-drone defences to be delivered to Ukraine within days

It is believed Moscow has ordered more than 2,000 of the Kamikaze drones, amid fears Russia will deploy them in 'swarms' after killing three in an early raid

Indiscriminate attacks by Russia on Ukraine’s capital sow terror among civilian population

A woman was killed in Russian drone attacks on Kyiv on Monday and one person was still trapped under the rubble, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine said on Monday that Russia had attacked Kyiv with a swarm of "kamikaze drones", in what the president's office said was an act of desperation nearly eight months into Russia's invasion.

"We need more air defense systems and as soon as possible," a top Ukrainian official says.

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky’s chief of staff said Russian “kamikaze drones” hit Kyiv early on Monday. Zelensky said Russia had launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks across the country, but that the strikes would not "break" Ukrainians. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events…