A Russian missile strike has killed one person in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, with a separate drone attack killing another person in the nearby city of Sumy.At least five children were among dozens of people injured in Friday morning’s attack on Kharkiv that damaged 15 residential buildings, a business and an educational facility, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov and emergency services.
In Sumy, a drone hit a bakery producing Easter cakes, killing at least one and injuring another person.
Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi said Russia also targeted Lviv, Dnipro, Mykolaiv and Kyiv.
“We saw multiple missile, drone, artillery, and rocket attacks in cities across the country around 5am local time when curfews come to a close and people begin their daily lives,” he said.
“[In Kharkiv], civilian infrastructure was damaged, one person was killed, and 74 were injured. Of the 74, five were children aged 3, 4, 14, 16, and a 17-year-old boy. There was damage to dozens of apartments and vehicles,” Basravi reported. Advertisement
“In Dnipro, no reports of dead or injured yet, but we do know it was a missile attack that hit an area with businesses, including a gym, hotel, and an office block, causing quite a lot of damage.”
He said Ukrainian air defences were reported to have shot down three cruise missiles and nearly two dozen drones.
Civilian targets
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