Russia launches largest ballistic missile attack on Kyiv since start of war

Ukraine is particularly vulnerable to ballistic missile attacks due to a shortage of Patriot air defence munitions.Russia has unleashed another night of powerful air attacks on Kyiv, firing its largest number of ballistic missiles since the start of the war, according to Ukraine’s foreign minister.The hours-long attacks on Kyiv early on Sunday killed one person and injured at least 15, according to local officials. They spanned six districts of the city, Ukraine’s national police said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Hundreds protest in Kyiv over Zelenskyy’s dismissal of defence ministerlist 2 of 3Ukrainian strikes hit Russian logistics centerlist 3 of 3Russia readies to reroute exports from Sea of Azov after Ukrainian attacksend of listThe latest bombardment highlights mounting challenges for Ukraine in its fifth year of war as it weathers almost daily Russian attacks with a shortage of Patriot air defence missiles, which are its best chance of downing ballistic missiles.Domestic tensions are also high due to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s removal of his defence minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle, which has sparked protests on the streets and dismay among many Ukrainian soldiers.Some critics said his decision to replace Mykhailo Fedorov just as Ukraine seemed to be gaining momentum in the war was the worst mistake of his presidency.‘Brutal terrorist attack’Russia’s strikes on Sunday sparked fires across Kyiv, damaging residential buildings, offices, industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles, according to the State Emergency Service.Rescue workers pulled four people from a burning private home in the Sviatoshynskyi district while in the Shevchenkivskyi district they rescued residents from a burning three-storey building. A fire in a nonresidential building was also contained. One person was later found dead.Firefighters also responded to blazes in the Solomyanskyi, Desnianskyi and Dnipro districts.