The Russian air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Defense Forces. Read also: Russia rains Shaheds and bombs on Ukraine: Three killed in Zaporizhzhya,

The attack on the capital occurred ahead of expected ceasefire negotiations in Saudi Arabia in which Ukraine and Russia are expected to hold indirect U.S.-mediated talks.

"There won't be peace if they are on that bank of the river," he said, declining to give his family name and asking that his face not be shown, because he feared retribution if Russian forces identify him.