Russian drone attack on Ukrainian capital kills at least nine
A combined Russian missile and drone attack on Kiev killed at least nine people and injured at least 70, Ukrainian authorities on Thursday.
More victims were believed to be trapped under the rubble, as rescue efforts were under way in the early hours of Thursday.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko told the UNIAN news agency that phones could still be heard ringing from the rubble.
"The search will continue until we are sure we have everyone," he promised. Rescue teams were still searching for two missing children, he added.
During the night, the Russian military carried out a massive airstrike on its neighbour. According to the authorities, drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles were used.
There were strikes in several locations in Kiev, with the district of Svyatoshyn in the north-west of the capital the worst affected. Several high-rise buildings were damaged, and garages and a large number of cars were destroyed.
There were casualties and damage in nine regions across the country. In addition to Kiev, the regions of Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya and Zhytomyr were among those affected.
In the southern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhya, a firefighter was injured while on duty when the Russians launched a second wave of attacks.
Ukraine has been defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion for over three years.
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