A large-scale initiative to counter drone attacks is being launched in the capital - the "Clear Sky" project, which involves the use of Ukrainian interceptor

Officials say a Russian drone barrage has targeted the center of Kharkiv, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city.

Kyiv will allocate 260 million hryvnias ($6.2 million) for a drone interceptor program to defend the capital's skies from Russian drones, city authorities said on Friday.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, has announced the allocation of UAH 260 million (around $6.5 million) to launch a comprehensive drone interception system aimed at countering Russian UAV attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, marking a second consecutive night of ferocious attacks on the country, as Russia ramps up its bombardment more than three years into the war.