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Russia pounds Ukraine with largest air attack, hits key government building

Residents move towards a shelter from their apartment building damaged in a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 7, 2025 [Thomas Peter/Reuters]

Russia has hit Ukraine with the largest air attack since the war began, killing at least four people across the country and setting dozens of buildings on fire in the capital, Kyiv, including the main seat of the government, according to officials.

Russian forces launched 810 drones and 13 missiles in the overnight attack on Sunday, Ukraine’s Air Force said, causing damage across the north, south and east of the country, including the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

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