By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Blasts boomed across Kyiv on Wednesday morning after officials said Russia launched its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since August,

Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, the third in three days, but Ukrainian air defenses shot most of the airborne ordnance out of the sky with only one person reported hurt.

Russia has struck Kyiv with a sophisticated missile and drone attack for the first time in 73 days. KYIV, Ukraine — Russia struck Kyiv with a sophisticated missile and drone attack for the first time in 73 days on Wednesday morning and damage is still being assessed, a top official in the Ukrainian capital said.

On the night of November 15, Russia fired 2 missiles and 29 Shaheds at Ukraine. Most of the targets were shot down in the Odesa region, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Last night, Russia attacked the Odesa region with 2 Kh-59/69 guided missiles from the Black Sea.

Russian troops, including soldiers disguised as Ukrainians, briefly broke through the frontlines in the northeast, a sign that Moscow is successfully pressuring Kyiv. Four waves of Kremlin fighters descended on the re-conquered city of Kupiansk on Wednesday,

Putin’s forces ready for ‘large missile attack’ as US vows North Korea troop response - US secretary of state Antony Blinken warns North Korean troops deployment ‘will get a firm response’

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones for the first time in 73 days on Wednesday, authorities said, as the Pentagon said most of the North Korean troops sent to help Moscow’s war effort are fighting to drive Ukraine’s army off Russian soil in the Kursk border region.