TOPSHOT - A firefighter works to extinguish a blaze at a recycling materials site following a Russian strike in Kyiv on April 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Serhii Okunev / AFP) SERHII OKUNEV / AFP
Russian strikes killed at least 14 people in Ukraine, local authorities said Thursday, April 16, after Moscow rained missiles and drones on its neighbour in overnight attacks. It comes after the end of a 32-hour Orthodox Easter truce marred by accusations of mass violations, according to both countries.
Moscow has fired hundreds of drones on its neighbor almost nightly since the beginning of the four-year war, with Kyiv regularly carrying out strikes within Russia in response to its attacks.
Missile and drone attacks on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed seven people, the head of the city's military administration Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram. Strikes on the capital Kyiv killed at least four people, including a 12-year-old boy, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Across the Ukrainian capital, blasts set buildings and cars alight, shattered windows and damaged the facades of hotels, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in an assessment of the damage posted on Telegram.
