Russian ballistic missile strikes killed 17 people and injured more than 40 in and around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, local authorities reported.

Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed at least eight people and injured 33, damaging apartment blocks, warehouses, a children's hospital, and a school.

Russian ballistic missiles kill at least 13 people and injure more than 30 in the Ukrainian capital, with buildings damaged and power disrupted, authorities say.