Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine on Saturday, killing 11 people and damaging dozens of residential buildings as well as energy infrastructure across the country, Ukrainian officials said, APA reports citing Reuters.
The Interior Ministry said that a Russian missile struck a residential building in the central city of Poltava, killing seven people and injuring 14, including three children.
One person was killed and four were wounded in the city of Kharkiv in the northeast in a drone attack, the mayor said.
Three police officers were killed during the attacks as they patrolled streets in a village in the northeastern region of Sumy, regional officials said.
"Last night Russia attacked our cities using various types of weapons: missiles, attack drones, and aerial bombs," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding damage was caused in six regions.
The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces launched 123 drones and more than 40 missiles. Its air defence units shot down 56 of the drones and redirected 61, it said. The air force provided no figures on how many missiles were intercepted.
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15:55
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine on Saturday, killing eight people and damaging dozens of residential buildings as well as energy infrastructure across the country, Ukrainian officials said, APA reports citing Reuters.
The Interior Ministry said that a Russian missile struck a residential building in the central city of Poltava, killing four people and injuring 13, including three children.
The ministry posted pictures on the Telegram messaging app showing the building with several top floors smashed and thick columns of smoke rising into the sky. Firefighters and dozens of rescuers were searching through the rubble.
One person was killed and four were wounded in the city of Kharkiv in the northeast in a drone attack, the mayor said.
Three police officers were killed during the attacks as they patrolled streets in a village in the northeastern region of Sumy, regional officials said.
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12:24
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least four civilians and damaging residential buildings and infrastructure across the country, Ukrainian officials said, APA reports citing Reuters.
The Interior Ministry said that a Russian missile slammed into a residential building in the central city of Poltava, killing three people and injuring 10, including a child.
The ministry posted pictures on the Telegram messaging app showing the residential building with several top floors smashed and thick columns of smoke rising into the sky. Fire brigades and dozens of rescuers were going through the rubble.
One person was killed and four were wounded in the city of Kharkiv in the northeast as the result of a drone attack, the Kharkiv mayor said.
Officials said that the Russian forces also damaged buildings in the city of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian air defense was also repelling the attacks in Kyiv, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties in the capital, they said.
"Russia's daily attacks on Ukraine are a signal that the aggressor will not stop committing its crimes," Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Telegram.
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11:34
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least three civilians and damaging residential buildings and infrastructure, officials said, APA reports citing Reuters.
The Interior Ministry said that a Russian missile slammed into a residential building in the central city of Poltava, killing at least two people and injuring seven. One person was killed in the city of Kharkiv in the northeast, its mayor said.
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11:10
Russia has carried out strikes on infrastructure in Ukraine's Kharkiv and Poltava regions, APA reports citing Unian.
According to the information, one of the missiles hit a residential building in the Poltava region. A fire broke out in the building after the incident.
The supply of electricity to these areas has also been cut off.
The head of the Kharkiv Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, stated that information on casualties and the extent of the destruction is currently being clarified.
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