Serhii Popko, who heads Kyiv's local military administration, said on Saturday that Russian forces overnight pummeled the city for seven and a half hours.

Russian attacks against Ukraine killed five people and injured 19 others over the past day, regional authorities said on Oct. 24. Ukrainian forces downed 40 out of 50 Shahed-type drones and other unidentified drones launched by Russia overnight,

The targets were hit by units of the UAV forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in coordination with other components of the defense forces. The missile system and radar station were located several dozen kilometers from the line of combat engagement.

The attack, carried out by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces and other military units, reportedly destroyed the radar guidance system of a Buk-M2 system.