At least 15 people killed, including children, in Russian strikes on Ukraine

At least 15 people were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, including children, in an attack described as large-scale. The attack targeted a residential building in the town of Pryluky in the north, as well as strikes in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kremenchuk, and Oleksandriia. Russia launched 50 missiles and 130 drones overnight.

At least 15 people were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine on Wednesday, in an attack described as large-scale. The attack targeted a five-story residential building in the town of Pryluky in Chernihiv region in the north, where the death toll rose to nine, including at least three children, according to Ukrainian police. Two people were killed in strikes on high-rise buildings in Dnipro and Kremenchuk, two in Oleksandriia, and two in the capital Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was planning "large-scale" strikes, and described the attack as "one of the most despicable strikes" in the nearly five-year conflict. Russia launched at least 50 missiles and 130 drones overnight, and Ukrainian air defenses intercepted five ballistic missiles, 39 cruise missiles, and over 100 drones. The attacks led to scheduled power outages in Kyiv.