Air defences were engaged in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv on Thursday to repel a Russian drone attack, officials said, and Reuters witness reported explosions in the city while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was visiting.

Sir Keir Starmer's visit to the presidential palace in Kyiv was met with a message from Russia when a drone was blasted out of the sky above. The prime minister was meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the next steps for Ukraine,

Ukraine’s air defense systems shot down a drone near the presidential palace Thursday during British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first visit to the wartorn country. Starmer said the drone threat was “a reminder of what Ukraine is facing every day” and that the war was brought about by “Russian aggression,

Ukraine's air defenses worked to repel a Russian drone assault, with debris reported in five districts of Kyiv.

Russia's military on Tuesday said it would retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv attacked Russian regions by firing six U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and launching one of the biggest drone attacks to date.

Ukraine attacks a Russian explosives factory in Tambov. Just four days before Donald Trump's arrival at the White House, Keir Starmer has shown support for Ukraine on his first visit to Kiev as the British Prime Minister.