Russia launches major ballistic-missile attack on Kyiv and Kharkiv - BBC News

Five people are killed and at least 35 injured as Ukraine's two largest cities are targeted, as Kyiv continues its own assault on Russian infrastructure.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, The latest Russian strikes hit both residential and non-residential buildings, Kyiv's mayor said

Russia has carried out a wave of ballistic missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, killing five people and wounding at least 35, officials say.

Four people were killed and 19 injured in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, while one person died and 16 were hurt in the capital Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the raid on Kyiv as "one of the most massive ballistic attacks" on the capital since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

Meanwhile Ukraine has continued its assault on Russian sites. Three Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea were hit, as well as facilities in the southwestern Stavropol region, Zelensky said.