Russian air strikes across Ukraine have killed at least eight people and injured dozens of others, Ukrainian authorities said, as attacks continued in several regions of the country.
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, at least 22 people, including six children, were injured after a Russian guided aerial bomb struck an apartment building early Monday. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said two floors of the multistorey building were destroyed.
The latest attack came less than a day after Russian strikes killed eight people in different parts of Ukraine.
In the northern city of Sumy, three people, including a 16-year-old girl, were killed in air strikes that also damaged a children’s centre, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi.
Authorities in the Odesa region said a “massive strike” killed one person and damaged residential buildings, a shop, a hotel, a medical facility and a grain warehouse.
In Kyiv, a woman and two 16-year-olds were injured and taken to hospital. City authorities said 16 sites, including 12 houses, a warehouse and a production facility, were damaged by Russian attack drones.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had launched more than 2,200 attack drones, 1,630 aerial bombs and 38 missiles of various types against Ukraine over the past week.
Zelenskyy said the attacks contradicted Moscow’s claims that it was preparing for steps towards de-escalation, particularly in discussions with US negotiators.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces had struck data centres belonging to Kyivstar and Omega Telecom in Kyiv, claiming that the companies provided services to the Ukrainian military.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday that Moscow intended to continue its military campaign “to the end.”
Ukraine has also continued attacks on Russian infrastructure. Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil depot in Russia’s Krasnodar region on Monday, causing a large fire. No injuries were reported.
The war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has continued despite US-led diplomatic efforts to secure a breakthrough. The United Nations has warned of the growing civilian toll.
Both Russia and Ukraine deny deliberately targeting civilians.
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