LIVE BLOG30 Jun 2026 | 07:26:13 AM ISTThe sun sets behind a heavily damaged multi-storey residential building following an overnight attack, what Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian drone strike, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Horlivka (Gorlovka) in the Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Alexander ErmochenkoSynopsisBreaking News Live Updates: At least 12 civilians were killed and 40 injured after Russian missiles and drones struck multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the “horrific attacks” as strikes hit Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Kharkiv, extending a bombardment campaign that has claimed over 16,000 civilian lives since the invasion.Breaking News Live Updates: Russian missiles and drones killed at least 12 civilians and injured 40 others in Ukraine on Monday in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “horrific attacks.”Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of its neighbor more than four years ago, its forces have conducted bombing in an effort to destroy Ukraine’s infrastructure and sap morale. More than 16,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed, according to the U.N.A Russian missile targeting infrastructure struck the central city of Dnipro, killing six people and wounding 29, Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said. Russian drones also hit a passenger minibus in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three and wounding six, including a child, Zelenskyy said on social media.Russian drones also killed a 69-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man in the northeastern Sumy region, National Police said. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said a daytime Russian strike killed one person and wounded five others in the northeastern city.Other deadly attacks occurred in at least six other regions of Ukraine, authorities said. No further details were immediately available. Show more Show less1 New UpdateRussian strikes kill 12 and wound 40 in Ukraine in 'horrific attacks'; Zelenskyy condemns incidentRussian missiles and drones killed at least 12 civilians and injured 40 others in Ukraine on Monday in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “horrific attacks.”Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of its neighbor more than four years ago, its forces have conducted bombing in an effort to destroy Ukraine’s infrastructure and sap morale. More than 16,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed, according to the U.N.A Russian missile targeting infrastructure struck the central city of Dnipro, killing six people and wounding 29, Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said. Russian drones also hit a passenger minibus in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three and wounding six, including a child, Zelenskyy said on social media.Russian drones also killed a 69-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man in the northeastern Sumy region, National Police said. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said a daytime Russian strike killed one person and wounded five others in the northeastern city.Other deadly attacks occurred in at least six other regions of Ukraine, authorities said. No further details were immediately available.