Drones and missiles have been fired at the capital Kiev, the Ukrainian military says. Residential buildings have been hit, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. At least two people are reported to have been killed and several injured there.
"In Kiev, two people died, six were injured and 18 people were rescued, including three children, as a result of the night attack," the Ukrainian state rescue service wrote on Telegram early this morning.
"State rescue units continue to work at the sites of the attacks and the wreckage."
Later, Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev military administration, announced that four more people had been killed and three injured in the Svyatoshynskyj area of Kiev.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy stated early last night that a Russian attack on energy facilities was underway.
“Energy workers will begin assessing the consequences and carrying out restoration work as soon as the security situation allows,” the ministry writes on Telegram.
The Air Defense issued a missile alert across the country.
In Krasnodar, Russia, Governor Veniamin Kondratiev states that one of Ukraine's "most persistent and massive attacks" was carried out overnight.
“Six residents of the region were injured and at least 20 homes in five municipalities were damaged,” Kondratyev writes on Telegram.
In the Russian region of Rostov, three people have reportedly been killed, according to authorities.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 249 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight.
