Five killed after Russia and Ukraine trade aerial bombardments
In Ukraine, the southern region of Dnipro and the northeastern region of Sumy were attacked by rockets and drones.
The head of the Dnipro regional administration, Serhii Lysak, said at least three people had died and at least five were injured.
In the city of Dnipro, a multi-storey building and businesses were damaged in the strike, and a fire engulfed a shopping centre in the region.
The military administration in Sumy said three people were injured.
Over three hours, Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, was hit by four guided aerial bombs, two ballistic missiles and 15 drones.
In a Telegram post, its mayor, Ihor Terekhov, said high-rise residential buildings, local businesses, roads and the communication network were damaged.
He said at least five people were injured, including three rescue workers hit in a double tap strike, where a second attack targets emergency workers trying to help those wounded in the initial attack.
In total, Russia targeted Ukraine with 208 drones and 27 missiles overnight, according to the daily air force report.
It said air defence and electronic warfare took down or intercepted 183 drones and 17 missiles, but hits from 10 missiles and 25 drones had been recorded in nine locations, according to preliminary data.
Officials in Russia said Ukrainian drones targeted several regions overnight, with a drone attack on the border region of Rostov killing two people, according to acting governor Yuri Slyusar.
In the neighbouring Stavropol region, drones hit an industrial facility, governor Vladimir Vladimirov said on Telegram. The attack sparked a brief fire, he added.
Drones also targeted Moscow but were shot down, according to mayor Sergei Sobyanin. They also targeted an industrial facility in the Penza region southeast of the capital, governor Oleg Melnichenko said.
Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down or intercepted a total of 54 Ukrainian drones.
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