Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for hours from daytime into the night, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 100 others as terrified residents cowered in their homes,

The Kremlin's most intense attack of the year, including a drone slamming into a Kyiv residential building, comes as Ukraine fears the Iran war is leaving it short of critical air defense munitions.