Ukrainian officials say at least seven people and 10 others, including three children, have been killed in a Russian missile strike on a five-story residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
Kyiv, Ukraine — At least seven people were killed and 10 others, including three children, were injured when a Russian missile struck a five-storey residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, on Saturday, officials said.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 29 missiles.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack and called for an international response. He said Russia attacked Ukraine with 29 missiles and 480 drones overnight, hitting energy facilities in Kiev and other central areas and reporting damage in at least seven other locations across the country.
According to preliminary data, air defence systems shot down 19 missiles and 453 drones, with 9 missiles and 26 strike drone attacks recorded at 22 locations.
In Kharkiv, in Ukraine’s northeast, emergency workers were combing through debris looking for survivors.
Debris damage was reported in three districts in the Kyiv region, according to local officials. In the southern Odessa region, 80 firefighters were called to help deal with a massive fire that broke out at infrastructure after being attacked by multiple drones. Ukraine’s state rail operator, Ukrzlizhnytsia, said damage to rail infrastructure had forced the diversion of several routes in the center-west of the country.
“There must be a response from partners to these brutal attacks against life,” Zelensky said in a post on Twitter.
Since then, Russia has fired thousands of Iranian-designed Shaheed drones on Ukraine. attacked your neighbour for just over four years. It has launched large-scale domestic production of them and bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones in a single night – more than were used for a few entire months in 2024.
Iran has responded to joint US-Israeli attacks by launching similar types of drones at countries in the Middle East.
Zelensky said he had received a US request for support to defend against Iranian drones in the Middle East and had ordered Ukrainian experts to provide the equipment.
The war in the Middle East has diverted international attention from Europe’s largest conflict since World War II and forced the postponement of a new round of conflict. US-mediated talks: A clash between Russia and Ukraine is planned for this week.
