Ukraine-Russia war – live: Air raid sirens sound Kyiv as four killed in playground attack

Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Sunday morning as air defence systems repelled a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital.

The Ukrainian air force said they shot down 12 Shahed-type drones and one “UAV of unspecified type”, possibly a new form of low-altitude attack drone.

The attack on Kyiv comes as the death toll from a Russian strike on a playground in Mykolaiv rose to four, including the death of one child, the mayor of the southern city said.

On Saturday, Ukrainian officials confirmed that former MP Iryna Farion, a linguist who was well known for her campaigns defending the country’s language, had been shot dead in the city of Lviv.

A manhunt is underway to find the attacker. President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was personally across the incident and that such acts of violence must be condemned.

And earlier, Mr Zelensky had a phone call with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump , who claimed he could “bring peace to the world” and “end the war” if he were to be re-elected in November.