India, Aug. 1 -- At least three people were killed and more than a dozen injured after Russia launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones on Kyiv overnight, damaging residential buildings and sparking fires across the Ukrainian capital, local authorities said on Saturday.

A five-storey residential building in the Solomianskyi district was damaged by falling debris, with people believed to be trapped inside, while a fire broke out in the courtyard, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said.

Rescue efforts were also under way in the Shevchenkivskyi district after part of a residential building collapsed, leaving people trapped. In the Darnytskyi district, warehouse buildings caught fire following the attack.

The strike came two days after a l...