Four things to know about Russia’s ‘massive’ attack on Kyiv as Poland scrambles jets

Ukraine came under heavy bombardment overnight in what has been described as a “massive” air assault on the country killing at least four people.

Kyiv felt the full force of the strike but several other regions of the country were also hit including the southern city of Zaporizhzhia.

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said Russia had launched an air attack on the country involving hundreds of missiles and drones.

Independent monitors said this was one of the biggest Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the surrounding region since the full-scale war began.

How many casualties have there been?

Writing on the Telegram app on Sunday, President Zelensky said Russia launched around 500 drones and more than 40 missiles in the overnight attack on Ukraine which lasted more t