At least 12 people, including two children, were killed Tuesday as Ukraine and Russia exchanged fresh cross-border strikes.
Nine people were killed across Ukraine as Moscow said one of Kyiv's drones had hit a house in Russia, killing a child and his parents.
Russia's invasion has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and forced millions of people from their homes in the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II.
The two sides have stepped up deadly long-range drone and missile attacks in recent months, mainly targeting energy infrastructure, with Moscow aiming to dent Ukrainian resolve and Kyiv targeting Russian energy revenues.
Russian shelling in the southern city of Kherson – captured by Russia and then liberated in 2022 – killed four people and wounded several others, a regional official said.
