Russia has been accused of striking several civilian buildings in Kryvyi Rih – President Zelensky’s home city.
Officials say six people died and several others were injured – and pictures show a five-storey apartment block with smashed windows and smoke rising
Elsewhere in the country, officials say buildings were hit in a drone attack in Kharkiv and that Kyiv’s air defences successfully repelled air attacks
Russia has not yet commented on the latest strikes.
The strikes come after Kyiv’s counter-offensive against Russian forces got under way – with officials saying Ukrainian troops have recaptured seven settlements. Six people are known to have died following the Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, according to local official Oleksandr Vilkul.
The rescue operation is ongoing, he writes on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has reacted to Russian missiles hitting civilian buildings in Kryvyi Rih – his hometown – overnight.
“Russian killers continue their war against residential buildings, ordinary cities and people,” he writes on messaging app Telegram.
He sends condolences “to all those who have lost their loved ones” and says “terrorists will never be forgiven”.
Zelensky adds that the perpetrators will be “held accountable for every missile they launch”. BBC