Russia’s jet-powered drones leave Kyiv shelves bare, heighten fears in Ukraine

Russian forces launched relentless attacks on Kyiv and nearby areas for a fifth consecutive day Monday, disrupting food supplies and daily life as Ukraine struggles to counter Russia's increasingly used jet-powered drones.

Repeated strikes on warehouses and food distribution centres in Kyiv's Brovary and Boryspil areas left some supermarket shelves empty and wounded four people, officials said. Nearly constant air raid alerts have also disrupted daily routines as schools prepare to reopen Tuesday.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia's strategy was aimed at wearing down Ukrainians. Between Thursday and Sunday, he said, Russia launched nearly 1,500 drones, including about 800 jet-powered ones, which Ukraine is finding difficult to intercept. Four Ukrainian companies have developed interceptor drones, with one showing the most promising results.

A Zelenskyy adviser, Serhii Beskrestnov, urged people not to panic over food shortages, saying producers and retailers were restructuring supply chains and European countries could help if necessary.

Russia also continued targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure. An overnight drone attack damaged an energy facility in the northern Chernihiv region, while Moscow said it was preparing “massive strikes” on Ukraine's power grid.

Meanwhile, Russia said it shot down 239 Ukrainian drones over several regions, occupied Crimea and the Black Sea. A Ukrainian missile strike on Russia's Belgorod region killed three people Sunday, according to local authorities.