Six dead and dozens wounded in Russian attack on Ukraine

Vehicles burning in Kyiv after the attack, during which hundreds of drones were launched into Ukraine. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Six people were killed and dozens were wounded by a Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine.

Nearly 600 drones and 36 rockets were fired into the country in an attack that its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said highlighted Ukraine’s need for western help with air defence, as well as other financial and political support.