KYIV: Russia launched several waves of missile and droneattacksovernight targetingKyivand other regions,Ukraine's militarysaid early on Tuesday, a day after Moscow's biggest such attack of the war.At least one person was killed when a civilian object was "wiped out" in the central Ukraine city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said. The Kyiv region's air defence systems were deployed several times overnight to repelmissilesanddronestargeting the Ukrainian capital, the region's military administration said on Telegram.Reuters' witnesses reported at least three rounds of explosions overnight in Kyiv. On Monday, Russia launched more than 200 missiles and drones, killing at least seven and damaging energy infrastructure in an attack condemned by US presidentJoe Bidenas "outrageous."The size of the Tuesday attacks was not immediately known, butUkraine's air force said it recorded the launch of several groups of drones and the take-off from Russian airfields of strategic Tu-85 strategic bombers and MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft.Reuters could not independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Russia.The Kremlin denies targeting civilians in the war that PresidentVladimir Putinlaunched against Russia's smaller neighbour with a full-scale invasion in February 2022.The Russian defence ministry said that its strikes on Monday hit "all designated targets" in Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure. Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, and the central and eastern regions of Ukraine were under air raid alerts for most of the night, starting at around 2000 GMT on Monday.Five civilians may still be under rubble and four were injured as a result of the Russian attack, Oleksandr Vilkul, head of Kryvyi Rih's military administration, said on Telegram. "The news is bad," Vilkul said.
