Russia launches most intensive drone attack since invasion began, says Ukraine

Five people injured in Kyiv attack in what could be start of winter campaign to destroy infrastructure

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Russia has sent waves of kamikaze drones into Ukraine in what Kyiv claims is the most intensive drone attack since the start of the war. Many in Ukraine fear it could be the start of a long campaign of strikes aimed at destroying the energy infrastructure.

Kyiv was the main target," the Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his Telegram channel. The capital was attacked in the early hours of Saturday with around 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones, Ukrainian officials claimed, adding that 71 had been shot down.