In brief
Overnight, Russian forces targeted Ukraine with a barrage of drones and missiles, leading to the deaths of nine civilians, including children, in Kharkiv. In addition to the fatalities, more than 30 people were injured. The energy ministry reports widespread power cuts across affected regions. President Zelensky has decried the attacks, calling them a brazen act of aggression.
Nine people have been killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Russia launched more than 470 drones and 47 missiles in the 'brazen attack', he wrote in a post on Telegram.
Three districts of Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, were hit by a massive drone attack which injured more than 30 people, including children. Photos posted online showed buildings and cars ablaze.
Power cuts are affecting a number of regions across the country, Ukraine's energy ministry said.
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