News - Middle East: Russia has launched the biggest drone strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kiev a day after Ukraine struck oil pipeline installations and other targets deep inside Russia with a series of drone attacks.

Serhiy Popko, the head of the Ukrainian military said in a statement on Sunday that the assault was “the most massive drone attack” on the capital since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale military operation in Ukraine. At least one person died and another was injured. 

Russia's defense ministry said Saturday it had destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones and intercepted two long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles that were supplied to Ukraine by Britain.
 Russia also said it had intercepted US-built HIMARS-launched and HARM missiles.

The Russian drone attack came in the early hours of Kiev Day, the annual celebration of the city’s founding 1,541 years ago. The day is usually celebrated with live concerts, street fairs, exhibitions and fireworks.

Popko went on to say that the attack was carried out in several waves, and the air alert lasted more than five hours, claiming that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed more than 40 drones in Kiev’s airspace.

“Today, the enemy decided to ‘congratulate’ the people of Kiev on Kiev Day with the help of their deadly UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles],” he said on the Telegram messaging app.