Shattered windows, cars on fire: 14 dead as Russia rains 31 missiles, 636 drones on Ukraine

Russian rocket and drone strikes killed astatine slightest 14 radical crossed Ukraine overnight, including a child, section authorities said connected Thursday, successful 1 of the latest waves of rocket and drone attacks successful the ongoing war.The strikes targeted aggregate cities, including the superior Kyiv and the confederate larboard metropolis of Odesa, causing wide harm to residential buildings and infrastructure.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said astatine slightest 4 people, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed successful the capital, portion dozens were injured. “A drone… virtually flew into an 18-storey flat block,” helium said, describing the standard of destruction.“Rescue teams had rescued a parent and child” from a heavy damaged building, helium added.Meanwhile, Ukraine’s aerial unit said it had intercepted 31 missiles and 636 drones successful the past 24 hours.The escalation comes amid continued cross-border attacks successful the four-year conflict. According to quality bureau AFP, Russia has intensified nightly drone barrages, portion Ukraine has besides carried retired strikes wrong Russian territory.

Multiple regions hit, dozens injured

According to AFP, 7 radical were killed successful Odesa aft “several waves” of rocket and drone strikes, portion further casualties were reported successful the cardinal Dnipropetrovsk region. At slightest 45 radical were wounded successful Kyiv alone, including exigency workers.Explosions sparked fires, acceptable cars ablaze, shattered windows, damaged buildings and facades of hotels crossed Kyiv, with rescue teams pulling survivors from the rubble of collapsed structures.In the northeastern metropolis of Kharkiv, a drone onslaught injured astatine slightest 2 civilians, including a 77-year-old woman, officials said.

Heavy harm successful Odesa and Dnipro

Outside the capital, the confederate larboard metropolis of Odesa was among the worst-hit areas, wherever 7 radical were killed and 11 injured successful “several waves of rocket and drone attacks,” determination officials said.In Dnipro, Regional Governor Oleksandr Ganzha said 2 radical were killed and 27 were injured, with images showing residential buildings engulfed successful flames.Officials besides reported harm to infrastructure and homes crossed aggregate regions, highlighting the standard of the coordinated assault.

Children killed successful a Russian region

On the Russian side, 2 children aged 5 and 14 were killed successful a Ukrainian drone onslaught connected the Black Sea portion of Tuapse, section authorities said.“A violent drone onslaught connected residential buildings successful Tuapse has claimed the lives of 2 minors,” helium said, arsenic quoted by AFP. Several homes and enterprises adjacent the Black Sea larboard of Tuapse were damaged successful the strike.The latest bombardment comes soon aft the extremity of a 32-hour Orthodox Easter truce, which some sides accused each different of violating.