The strike came a day after the United Nations said July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since the weeks following Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbour more than four years ago.

The strike came a day after the United Nations said July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since the weeks following Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbour more than four years ago.

Russia said at least 13 people, including a child, were killed in Ukrainian attacks on targets in the central region of Tatarstan, one of Kyiv's deadliest single attacks since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.