Poland has scrambled planes and closed its airspace near its southeastern cities. Photo: EPA PHOTO

Kyiv has come under heavy bombardment in what independent monitors say is one of the biggest Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital since Moscow launched its full-scale war more than three-and-a-half years ago.

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Drones flew over the city and surrounding region and anti-aircraft fire rang out through Saturday night with the attack continuing as of 7:20am on Sunday (2:20pm AEST).

Some residents fled to metro stations deep underground for safety. Many regions across the country were und

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