Russian strikes in Ukraine hit Kyiv and kill two in Odesa

Russia launched 315 drones across the country, including "one of the largest strikes on Kyiv," Zelensky said.

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Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched 315 drones overnight across the country.

Further south in the port city of Odesa, two people were killed after drone attacks hit residential buildings and medical facilities, including a maternity ward, officials said. Zelensky later said 13 people had also been injured there.

The overnight attack was "one of the largest strikes on Kyiv", Zelensky said on social media.

Witnesses said they heard loud explosions across the city, and pictures showed the night sky lit in orange and heavy smoke rising from buildings.