Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as “one of the most vile strikes” of the nearly five-year conflict.

Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and 12 other Ukrainian regions overnight, killing 19 civilians. The barrage exposed Ukraine's air defence strain as Zelenskyy urgently sought more Patriot missiles.

At least 24 people have been killed in Russian strikes in Ukraine including 18 in a single strike on a residential building in the northern town of Pryluky, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

KYIV: Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine a day after Moscow vowed to achieve its war aims "no matter the circumstances", authorities said Sunday (Sep 27).Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine's capital in the fifth year of its invasion with Ukraine charging that Moscow is deliberately hitti

KYIV: Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine a day after Moscow vowed to achieve its war aims "no matter the circumstances", authorities said Sunday (Sep 27).Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine's capital in the fifth year of its invasion with Ukraine charging that Moscow is deliberately hitti

A barrage of Russian drone and missile strikes have hit Ukraine, killing six agricultural workers in the east and two people in the capital, Kyiv, in the latest in an intensifying exchange of attacks.