KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 13, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv
on Wednesday, launching a barrage of drones and missiles in its first
combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 says, authorities
said.

The large-scale bombardment comes at critical moment on the battlefield, with
Russian forces advancing in the east and growing concerns over future US aid
after US Donald Trump's victory in presidential elections.

AFP journalists heard explosions ring out over the city and saw dozens of
Kyiv residents seeking shelter in an underground metro station in the centre
of the capital.

Kyiv officials said one man was wounded by falling debris of a downed drone
in the suburb of Brovary while emergency services distributed images of
firefighters battling flames at one impact site.

A separate drone attack in the southern region of Kherson, which the Kremlin
claims is part of Russia, killed a 52-year-old woman, the head of the Black
Sea territory announced.

Multiple air raid sirens rang out from (0430 GMT), as authorities announced
missiles were closing in on Kyiv.

"As missiles were approaching Kyiv, the enemy simultaneously launched a
ballistic missile attack on the capital. The enemy attack ended with another
drone strike," city authorities said.

The attack came during a week of escalating strikes on Ukrainian cities
mainly in the south of the war-battered country.

A Russian strike on Monday on the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky
killed a 32-year-old mother and her three children.

Last week, Moscow and Kyiv launched record overnight drone attacks on each
other.

Ukraine, for months, has been appealing to its Western allies to provide more
air defence systems to fend off Russian attacks on cities and critical
infrastructure.