Russia launches overnight air attack on northern, central Ukraine

A view shows a house destroyed in a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, August 27, 2023. REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov

(Reuters) -Russia launched an overnight air attack against Ukraine on Sunday, sending missiles over other northern and central parts of the country, authorities said.

The Ukrainian military reported shooting down four cruise missiles out of up to eight total airborne targets detected, adding that the rest of the targets were "probably false".