Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia had launched around 500 drones and more than 40 missiles during the attack which killed at least four people in the capital Kyiv. 

RAAF helps defend European airspace during Russian strikes

A high-tech Australian military surveillance plane was dispatched to skies above eastern Europe early on Sunday as Russia launched a series of devastating missile and drone strikes against Ukraine.

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