Dozens killed, including children, in Russian strikes on several regions of Ukraine

At least 28 people, including five children, were killed in a wave of Russian strikes targeting several regions of Ukraine overnight, according to Sky News Arabia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of carrying out one of its fiercest attacks on the country since the war began, though the available report did not specify further details about the regions struck or the type of weapons used in the attack.

The available information did not make clear the number of people injured who survived the attacks, or the extent of damage to infrastructure in the targeted regions. Nor did the Russian side issue any immediate comment on the Ukrainian claims regarding the nature of the attack and the scale of the losses.

These strikes come amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which began in February 2022 and has seen repeated waves of missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and regions, repeatedly resulting in civilian casualties.

The available report did not make clear the international reactions to the latest attack, or whether Ukraine intends to take military or diplomatic measures in response.