The Ukrainian president thanks his air force, after most of the Russian drones were shot down.
By James Landale & Francesca GillettUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised his country's air defence forces after Russia's largest drone attack on Kyiv since the war began.
Kyiv's mayor Vitaliy Klitschko earlier described the overnight attack as "massive", saying drones were "arriving from several directions at once".Elsewhere, in the city of Zhytomyr in the north-west of Ukraine, at least 26 residential buildings were damaged as well as schools and medical units, according to online news site Ukrayinska Pravda.
He later added in his evening address: "Most of the destruction was averted, and most of the lives that could have been taken by these shaheds [drones] were saved. I am grateful to each and every person who made it possible."This administrative building in Kyiv was among the sites hit in the overnight drone attack
"The bright light was transformed into total darkness. I wanted to check if there was any damage. I could not understand what happened. I was in shock so I did not feel scared. I could not understand if I and my flat were OK."
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