New Delhi, July 19 -- Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks of the war on Ukraine's capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least one person and injuring 16 others, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday.

The assault triggered a series of heavy explosions across the city, with Ukraine's air force stating that 41 missiles of different types were used in the strike, according to Reuters. Several areas were damaged, with fires breaking out across multiple locations.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket, and a dormitory were among the sites affected, adding that three injured people were in serious condition.

In a separate attack on Sunday, a strike on a ...