At least 12 people have been killed and more than 80 others injured, including children, in an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, local officials say.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Thursday morning that falling drone wreckage from the strikes that hit the night before triggered a number of fires, and it was feared people were trapped under the rubble of a residential building.
Blasts were also reported in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, injuring at least two people, the mayor said.
After the attacks, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday morning that he would cut short a visit to South Africa.
