KYIV, Ukraine, July 10, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv wounded at least 11 people, authorities said early Thursday, warning of incoming missiles.

"The attack on the capital continues. Enemy UAVs (drones) are still approaching the city," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram.

AFP journalists in Kyiv heard loud blasts echoing over the city throughout the night and saw flashes from the air defence system lighting up the sky.

Five people were wounded in Kyiv, four of whom were hospitalised, Klitschko said, citing medics.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, however, said the number of wounded had risen to 11 people.

The military administration warned of a "threat of enemy use of ballistic weapons", and Ukraine's air force later said: "a group of missiles is approaching Kyiv from the east".

Dozens of residents of the capital took shelter in a central metro station, an AFP reporter said, sleeping on mats, calming pets and waiting out the attack on camping furniture.

Mayor Klitschko said falling debris sparked fires at buildings in the districts of Solomyansky and Shevchenkivsky.

Falling drone debris also caused fires at garages and a gas station in another capital district, Darnytsky.

Tkachenko said residents should refrain from taking photos and videos of the strikes.

"Your life and health are more important than filming the attack!" Tkachenko wrote on Telegram.

"Do not distribute photos and videos, the enemy may take advantage of this!"

The latest Russian assault comes a day after Moscow pummelled Ukraine with its largest missile and drone attack in more than three years of war, killing at least one civilian.

Russia's record barrage points to a trend of escalating attacks that have piled pressure on Ukraine's thinly stretched air defences and exhausted the civilian population.

Two rounds of direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations this year have increased prisoner exchanges but made no progress on securing a ceasefire, proposed by the United States and Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting in Malaysia.