KYIV (Reuters) -Blasts rang out over Kyiv on Wednesday morning after officials said Russia launched its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since August and urged residents to take cover. The scale of the strike and extent of any damage were not immediately clear.

Residents in the Ukrainian capital were urged to head to shelters as Russia launched missile attacks at Ukraine overnight. Meanwhile, North Korean soldiers have actively joined fighting alongside Moscow's forces near the Russian border,

Ukrainian authorities have issued air raid alerts covering the entire country, as the president's chief of staff warned of a missile attack on the capital.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of Russian drones targeted Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in an eight-hour nighttime attack, authorities said Thursday as Russia kept up its relentless pounding of Ukraine after almost 1,000 days of war.

Russia fired two air-to-surface missiles and 74 drones on Ukraine on the night of 10-11 November, while air defence destroyed both missiles and 39 drones. Source: Ukraine’s Air Force on social media Details: The Russians attacked Ukraine on the night of 10-11 November with two Kh-59/69 air-to-surface missiles launched from the temporarily occupied