Ukraine-Russia war latest: Child among 15 killed as Putin’s forces attack Kyiv and other cities overnight
At least 15 people have been killed, including a 12-year-old child, in Ukraine after Russian forces unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones overnight.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said four people had died in the capital, while seven people were killed in Odesa and two in the southeastern city of Dnipro, where Russian attacks set residential buildings ablaze.
Photos of the attack on Ukrainian cities showed the night sky turning orange as Ukrainian air forces tried to intercept the incoming aerial weapons.
An air raid alert remained in effect in both Kyiv and Dnipro more than two hours after it had been imposed in the capital as Vladimir Putin’s forces ramped up their attacks.
Just hours earlier, Ukraine said its forces had downed or intercepted at least 349 drones and 20 missiles in a daytime attack.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian cities have become repeat targets for brutal attacks. “We need air defence missiles every single day – every day the Russians continue their strikes on our cities,” he said in an appeal to allies.
