Russia pummelled Kyiv with the largest drone attack of the war, injuring at least 23 people and damaging buildings across the Ukrainian capital hours after US President Donald Trump spoke to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, officials said on Friday.

Russia has hammered Kyiv with the largest aerial assault since its invasion of Ukraine began — hours after US President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the strikes lasted 8 hours, until the sirens were finally called off at 5 am Thursday, 12 of the 14 injured were hospitalised.

Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, two days after the US stopped the delivery of some key weapons to Kyiv — including crucial interceptors used to shoot down Moscow’s missiles.

Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine overnight into Friday, striking multiple buildings and residential areas, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had made “no progress” towards a ceasefire deal in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Russia unleashed a massive drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, hours after US President Donald Trump expressed frustration at failing to make any progress toward ending Moscow’s war on Ukraine during a call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

The Ukrainian capital has been attacked by dozens of Russian combat drones, Kiev authorities said in the early hours of Friday. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the number of people injured had risen to 23.