By Euronews with AP
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At least ten people were injured overnight into Thursday after Russia attacked Kyiv with another mass missile and drone attack, according to Ukrainian officials.
The attack reportedly caused fires across the city and came a day after the heaviest aerial attack of the three-year war so far. Russia had fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks.
Rescue workers worked on Thursday at a residential district in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District after falling debris caused a fire on the top floor of an apartment building, according to Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Administration, said there were fires in at least five other districts at residential buildings, cars, warehouses, office and other non-residential structures.
He said three of the injured had shrapnel wounds.
Ukrainian media report that explosions and the buzzing of Shahed-type drones began at around 1:15am. At least an hour of explosions tore through the city as the assault continued.
The attack comes as the Trump administration resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, US officials said on Wednesday. The Pentagon had previously directed that weapons shipments be paused.
Weapons now heading to Ukraine include 155mm munitions and precision-guided rockets, according to officials.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth had reportedly paused the shipment of weapons to Ukraine to allow the Pentagon to assess its weapons stockpiles. The pause took US lawmakers and other parts of the Trump administration by surprise.
US President Donald Trump had announced on Monday that the US would continue to deliver weapons to Ukraine. On Tuesday, Trump said he was “not happy” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who hasn’t budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Trump took office in January.
