Russian forces have launched a large-scale drone assault across Ukraine, where officials said three people were killed and 64 others wounded.

Explosions were heard in Kyiv amid an attack by Russian Shahed kamikaze drones, according to the city’s mayor, Vitalii Klitschko, the Kyiv City Military Administration, and RBC-Ukraine's own correspondent.

The attack originated from Bryansk, Oryol, Millerovo, Shatalovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, with Ukrainian air defenses downing 23 drones through direct fire and suppressing or losing track of 20 via electronic warfare.