Russia struck apartment blocks across the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight, killing at least four people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed as a “heinous attack” that deliberately targeted civilians.

Moscow has fired record missile and drone barrages in recent months, hitting energy and rail infrastructure, as well as residential areas, knocking out power for tens of thousands across the country as temperatures plunge.

It was one of the largest attacks on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, with buildings hit in most of the capital’s districts.

AFP journalists in the capital saw multi-storey residential buildings with dozens of windows and balconies blown out, their facades charred and hanging off as rescuers sifted through the damage.

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