STORY: Russia's largest overnight air attack of the war set the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on fire and left three people dead, including an infant, whose body was pulled from the rubble, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday (September 7).

Reuters' witnesses saw the top floor of the main building of the Ukrainian government, located in the historic Pecherskyi district, burning, with thick smoke rising into the clear blue sky just after sunrise.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, said on the Telegram messaging app. that for the first time since the start of the full scale invasion, a government building was damaged, its roof and upper floors.

Ukraine's Air Force said on Telegram that Russia launched 805 drones into Ukraine overnight and 13 missiles, with Ukrainian defense units downing 751 drones and four missiles.

That was the highest number of drones Russia has used to attack the country since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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SHOWS: KYIV, UKRAINE (SEPTEMBER 7, 2025) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

1. SMOKE BILLOWING FROM CABINET OF MINISTERS BUILDING

2. CABINET OF MINISTERS, SMOKE, WATER BEING HOSED

3. VIEW OF STREET, DISTANT SHOT OF CABINET OF MINISTERS, SMOKE

4. UKRAINIAN FLAGS, CABINET OF MINISTERS BUILDING, SMOKE

5. STREET, CABINET OF MINISTERS BUILDING , SMOKE

6. SMOKE BILLOWING FROM BUILDING

7. WATER BEING HOSED ON THE CABINET OF MINISTERS BUILDING

8. UKRAINIAN FLAG, SMOKE

9. WATER BEING HOSED ON THE BUILDING

10. STREET, POLICE TAPE

11. BILLBOARD, FLAGS, CABINET OF MINISTERS BUILDING

12. POLICE TAPE

13. VARIOUS OF SMOKE BILLOWING FROM BUILDING

14. VIEW OF STATUE ON MAIDAN SQUARE , SMOKE

15. FIRE ENGINE

16. CABINET OF MINISTERS BUILDING, SMOKE

17. PEOPLE IN THE STREET

18. SMOKE

19. VARIOUS OF HELICOPTER DROPPING WATER ON CABINET OF MINISTERS

19. KYIV SKYLINE WITH SMOKE BILLOWING FROM CABINET OF MINISTERS BUILDING