Russian attack on Ternopil kills 25 in one of deadliest strikes on western Ukraine

Two blocks of flats were attacked in the western city of Ternopil. One was almost destroyed.

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Another 73 people were wounded, 15 of them children, officials said, in one of the deadliest Russian strikes on western Ukraine since Moscow launched a full-scale war in 2022.

Two other western regions were hit, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk, and a drone attack targeted three districts of the northern city of Kharkiv, wounding more than 30 people. Photos posted online showed buildings and cars ablaze.

Ukraine's air force said it had shot down 442 of 476 drones launched by Russia and 41 of 48 missiles that were fired.

Of the Russian missiles hit, 10 were Russian cruise missiles downed by Ukrainian F-16 and Mirage 2000 jets, the air force said.