In the Kharkiv region , a separate wave of Russian attacks killed one person and injured 15 others , including three children , according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. In the city of Kharkiv, drones damaged houses, a shop, cars and an office building , while a strike on a lorry park set four lorries, a trailer and a car on fire.
In the capital, one person was killed and 22 others injured , including four children , as ballistic missiles and drones struck six districts . Fires broke out in residential and non-residential buildings, while homes, vehicles and infrastructure were damaged . In the Dniprovskyi district , one person was killed and six others, including a child, were injured.
Night-time footage shows firefighters tackling blazes from elevated platforms, while images taken after the strikes reveal damaged buildings and burnt-out vehicles . Kyiv’s mayor said debris hit homes and a car service station , with fears that people could be trapped under rubble .
Beyond Kyiv and Kharkiv, where one person was killed in each city, Russian attacks also claimed lives in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk , bringing the nationwide death toll to at least nine , according to Ukrainian authorities.
The attacks came hours after Moscow and Kyiv agreed in principle to resume US-brokered peace talks . Rescue teams worked through the morning to extinguish fires and assess the damage.