Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched an attack overnight on Ukraine using 480 drones ‌and 29 missiles, that targeted energy and railway infrastructure ​across the country.Russian missile strikes have killed seven people in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city.

The death toll includes two children, the region’s governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
The impact destroyed the entrance and damaged the upper floors of a neighbHe said most of the drones were Shaheds, a type of Iranian-designed drone which Russia has used to batter Ukraine repeatedly since the invasion began four years ago.

Mr Zelenskyy said Russia had targeted energy facilities in Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi and Chernivtsi regions, and the railway in Zhytomyr region.

Damage was reported in the Dnipro, Zaporizhia, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, and Cherkasy regions, Mr Zelenskyy said.ouring building.

The deaths came as Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on Saturday.
In the southern Odesa region, 80 firefighters were called in to battle major blazes at infrastructure facilities following a drone attack.

Russia has launched its own large-scale domestic production of Shahed drones, which have played a prominent role in Iran’s response to US-Israeli strikes which began a week ago