A six-year-old boy was among those killed, said city military administrator Tymur Tkachenko, who said the overnight attack had caused damage in 27 locations across four districts of the Ukrainian capital.
President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of burning ruins, saying people were still trapped under the rubble of one residential building. “It’s a horrible morning in Kyiv. The brutal Russian strikes destroyed entire residential buildings and damaged schools and hospitals,” he said on Telegram.
Russia, which denies targeting civilians, has in recent months stepped up air strikes on Ukrainian towns and cities far from the front line of its invasion, now in its fourth year.
An injured resident stands outside his damaged apartment building hit during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv
An injured resident stands outside his damaged apartment building hit during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv
