Kiev, Jan 2 (TIWN) Kiev and parts of eastern Ukraine came under Russian drone attacks, the latest in the series of strikes that have continued for several days over the New Year period.

Late Sunday night, air raid sirens were sounded in Kiev as well as in the regions of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia, reports Ukrayinska Pravda.  According to the Kiev region's Governor Oleksiy Kuleba, the attack began shortly before midnight and the Iranian-made Shahed drones were 'targeting critical infrastructure facilities'.  Kiev's military issued a warning of the latest attacks just after 1 a.m. on Monday, the BBC reported.  'Air attack on Kiev... Air alert is on in the capital,' it announced on the Telegram social media site.  Serhiy Popko, the city's military administration head, told people to stay in shelters.  Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported an explosion in the city's northeastern Desnyanskyi district and said emergency services were attending.