Russia unleashed a massive air assault on Ukraine early Sunday, setting the main government building in Kyiv ablaze for the first time during the war.

Russia unleashed a massive air assault on Ukraine early Sunday, setting the main government building in Kyiv ablaze for the first time during the war. A Russian drone also struck a residential building, killing a woman and infant, city officials said.

The morning attack sent residents running to bomb shelters and plumes of smoke rising over the city center.

Firefighters deployed to the Cabinet of Ministers building to try to quell the fire, which was burning through the roof of the historic building that houses offices of many of the country’s top officials. It was not immediately clear if the building took a direct hit, or whether Ukraine’s air defenses shot down the drone and debris sparked the fire.

Drones and missile warnings continued to blare in the capital as firefighters hosed down the building. As Post reporters arrived on the scene, another Russian drone buzzed overhead, sending police and other emergency responders running for cover.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the fire in the government building followed “the suspected downing of a drone.”