At least three people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a massive overnight Russian aerial attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky says.
He says regions across the country were targeted as part of a deliberate strategy to intimidate civilians and destroy our infrastructure, with one direct missile hit reported on a residential building.
Ukraine's air force says Moscow launched 619 drones and missiles. Russia's defence ministry states its massive strike used precision weapons to target military-industrial facilities.
In a post on social media, President Zelensky reported that Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv regions were attacked. He mentioned significant damage in Dnipro, where a high-rising residential building suffered a direct missile hit.
Simultaneously, Russia reported fatalities from Ukrainian drone strikes in its Samara region, indicating a reciprocal escalation in hostilities. The back-and-forth continues to illustrate the unresolved tensions and the impact of sustained military actions on both sides.