The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was subjected to "massive" Russian air strikes in the early hours of Friday morning. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said four people died and several others were injured in the attack.
Buildings were damaged in "almost every district."
Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said air defense units were in operation to repel the "massive enemy attack" but that "sections of heating networks were damaged." Electricity and water supplies could also be disrupted, he warned.
"The Russians are hitting residential buildings," added Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the city's military administration. "There are a lot of damaged high-rise buildings throughout Kyiv, almost in every district."
The governor of the Kyiv region outside the capital said drone and missile attacks injured one person and triggered fires in several locations. A 55-year-old man in the city of Bila Tserkva suffered thermal burns and was hospitalized.
Ukraine's air force reported that Russia was also targeting several other regions with drones and guided bombs.
430 drones, 18 missiles used in attack on Kyiv — Zelenskyy
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that nearly 430 drones and 18 missiles were used in the deadly overnight Russian attack on Kyiv.
He described the attack as a "deliberately calculated" one, with an aim to cause "maximum harm to people and civilian infrastructure."
"The main target of the attack was Kyiv, and strikes also hit Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa regions," the Ukrainian leader wrote on social media platform X.
Four people died in the attack and several others — including children and a pregnant woman — were wounded, he stated.
Zelenskyy added that dozens of apartment buildings were damaged in the strikes and emergency services have been working at the targeted areas through the night.
Debris from an Iskander missile had hit the Azerbaijani Embassy, he said.
Zelenskyy said that Russia also used a Zircon missile in the Sumy region on Friday morning.
The Ukrainian President urged sanctions against Russia following the latest Russian strikes.
"Russia is still able to sell oil and build its schemes. All of this must end," he said.
He said Europe and the United States can help Ukraine with strengthening its air defense, including additional systems and interceptor missiles.
"We are counting on real decisions," Zelenskyy stressed in his statement.
