Kyiv woke yesterday to attack from swarms of Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones, a week to the hour after cruise missile strikes rained down on Ukraine’s cities, bringing the war thundering back from the front line to the peaceful populace.⁠ ⁠ Russia launched 28 drones at the capital, the first attack on Kyiv to use the loitering munition, with five dodging air defences to slam into buildings and streets, exploding on impact.⁠ ⁠ The four people who died in a historic four-storey apartment building close to Kyiv’s central station included a couple expecting their first child at Christmas and an older man and woman. ⁠ ⁠ The building’s walls collapsed after it was struck by the last of the five drones just after 8.20am, almost two hours after air raid sirens announced the assault.⁠ ⁠ The lethal strikes prompted accusations of terrorism from President Zelensky and alarm from the West at Iran’s apparent role in the escalation.⁠ ⁠ “It seems that the current enemy unites in its evil all previous enemies of our statehood,” Zelensky said. “It acts insidiously — kills civilians, hits housing, infrastructure.”⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the full story.⁠ ⁠ #warinukraine #russia #ukraine ⁠