"Not A Single Strike Was Made": Russia Denies Striking Ukraine's Capital Kyiv

Any damage was "the result of the fall of missiles from foreign and Ukrainian air defense systems located in residential areas of the Ukrainian capital," Russia said.

Russia on Thursday denied targeting the Ukrainian capital, instead accusing "foreign and Ukrainian" air defence missiles of causing damage in Kyiv, where critical energy infrastructure was hit a day earlier.

"Not a single strike was made on targets within the city of Kyiv," the Russian defence ministry said.

Any damage was "the result of the fall of missiles from foreign and Ukrainian air defense systems located in residential areas of the Ukrainian capital," the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry did however acknowledge "massive strikes... on the military command of Ukraine and energy facilities linked to it."