<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Russian forces launched a major drone assault on Kyiv overnight as well as attacking other regions, Ukrainian officials said early Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"New massive air attack on the capital," wrote the Kyiv City Military Administration, adding that it was the first attack on the city in 18 days to use Iranian-made Shahed explosive drones.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"According to the usual tactics for mass UAV attacks, drones entered the capital in waves, heading from different directions. The air alert lasted more than three hours," it said on Telegram.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Almost two dozen enemy targets were detected and destroyed by the forces and means of our air defence in the airspace around Kyiv.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"There is no information regarding casualties or destruction at this time".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Lviv to the west, "critical infrastructure" was hit by drones, the head of the regional administration Maksym Kozytski wrote on Telegram, without giving further details.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No injuries were reported.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The military administration of Zaporizhzhia said the southern city and its surroundings had been the target of a "massive attack" aimed at civilian targets.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Three Shahed drones were also shot down over the southern region of Mykolaiv, governor Vitaliy Kim said on Telegram.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Ukrainian General Staff later said that, of the 30 drones launched by Russian forces overnight, 28 were shot down by Ukrainian air defences. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>