Children's hospital hit as Russian strikes kill dozens in Ukraine

Two people were killed at the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital after an intense Russian barrage, officials say.

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At least 19 people were killed in Kyiv by the rare daytime attack, including two who died at the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital - Ukraine's biggest paediatrics facility - which sustained major damage during the blast.

The head of the military administration in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih said at least 10 people had been killed there, with three more killed in the eastern town of Pokrovsk and one in Dnipro.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is visiting Poland where he signed a security pact, vowed to retaliate.

"Different cities: Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk. More than 40 missiles of various types. Residential buildings, infrastructure and a children's hospital were damaged," Mr Zelensky wrote earlier on social media.

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