Russia launches air attack on Kyiv, Ukraine's military says

(Reuters) -Ukraine's air defence units were engaged in repelling a Russian air attack on Kyiv, the city's military administration said on Wednesday, as nationwide air raid alerts followed warnings from Ukraine's air force of missile and drone strikes.

"Air defence is operating in Kyiv! Stay in shelters until the all-clear is given!" Timur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app.

(Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Tom Hogue)