Russia launched drones and a missile into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, the air force in Kyiv said, as the country kicked off independence day celebrations marking the anniversary of its 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

Russia on Sunday accused Ukraine of launching a wave of drone strikes, including one that set off a fire at a nuclear power plant, as Kyiv marked 34 years of independence from the Soviet Union.

Russia has accused Ukraine of drone strikes that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in the Kursk region Sunday as Ukraine marked its Independence Day