Key facts
- Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, killing two people and wounding 11.
- The attack affected five districts of the wider Kyiv region.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned of an impending "massive" Russian attack.
- Poland activated fighter jets as a preventative measure to protect its airspace.
Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv early Thursday, killing two people and wounding more than a dozen, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a 'massive attack'. The attack affected five districts of the wider Kyiv region, according to regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk. The strikes came after Ukraine's air force warned that ballistic missiles were headed towards the capital and followed Zelensky cutting short a visit to Dublin on Wednesday, citing intelligence reports of an impending Russian strike. Poland activated fighter jets to protect its airspace as a preventative measure. This marks the first major attack on Kyiv in over two weeks.