Russia strikes Kyiv with barrage of missiles and drones, Ukraine military says.

Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine's air force said early Monday. Multiple series of explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Monday, sending residents into bomb shelters.

Polish and allied aircraft were activated early Monday to safeguard Polish airspace after Russia's air strikes on Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.

Russia pounded Ukraine's capital of Kyiv with missiles early on Monday, while falling debris from the downed weapons injured at least two people, sparking fires and damaging homes and infrastructure, officials said.

Polish and allied aircraft were activated early on Monday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched air strikes on Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said.

Poland said last week that its airspace had been violated by a Russian projectile during a similar barrage of attacks by Russia on Ukraine.

At least 47 people, including five children, were injured on Sunday after Russian missiles struck a shopping mall and events complex in Kharkiv, officials said.

Russia said that it had thwarted a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack by downing 158 drones across 15 regions, including two over the capital Moscow.

Its defence ministry said most of the drones - 122 - were downed over the regions of Kursk, Bryansk, Voronezh and Belgorod, which border Ukraine.
A coal-fired power plant near the city was reported hit, as was an oil refinery within the city boundaries.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky increased pressure on the United States to let Kyiv strike deeper into Russian territory after his representatives met senior US officials in Washington on Saturday.

A Russian guided bomb attack on Saturday killed two people and injured 10 more, including children, in a village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the governor said.