The volley came just days before a planned parade in the capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

Russia's overnight drone attack on Kyiv damaged several residential buildings and set cars on fire throughout the city, the military and officials of the Ukrainian capital said on Sunday. Falling debris from destroyed drones sparked fires at residential buildings in Kyiv's Obolonskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts,

Russia is preparing to host a major annual military parade expected to be attended by world leaders, including China's Xi Jinping.