Russia has unleashed a massive volley of missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities for the third day in a row, with the latest strikes hitting a Kyiv apartment block.
At least 16 people, including two children, were killed after a Russian missile slammed into a Kyiv apartment block on Thursday morning, authorities said, as Ukrainian cities came under aerial attack for the third day in a row.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the building had been virtually destroyed, and 20 people remain missing.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko initially said more than 30 people were injured in the nine-story building.
Across Ukraine, Zelenskyy said that 180 structures were damaged by the Russian strikes, with 50 of the targets residential apartment blocks. Dozens of people were injured in strikes across the Ukrainian capital.
