Fires broke out in several districts of Kyiv after ballistic missile strikes, with hits recorded on non-residential buildings in the Obolonskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts, warehouses and a business center in the Podilskyi district, and a garage cooperative in the Darnytskyi district, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
After the fire in the Darnytskyi district was extinguished, the bodies of two people were found. Two others were rescued.
Dnipro was also targeted, with strikes hitting an industrial enterprise, apartment buildings and a sports club. Two people were injured, according to Oleksandr Ganzha, head of the regional military administration.
In Zaporizhzhia, the attack struck a transport infrastructure facility, said Mykhailo Semykin, acting head of the regional military administration. Traffic on some road sections may be temporarily restricted, he said, without specifying whether anyone was hurt.
Russian missiles also struck Kremenchug in the Poltava region, damaging an industrial enterprise and several residential buildings, said Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the regional military administration. Information on casualties was being confirmed.
The previous day, the Russian army struck a road in the Odesa region. Five people were injured, two of whom were hospitalized. A hospital in Kryvyi Rih was hit by jet drones: three people were wounded, including a hospital employee. Another strike hit a bridge across the Dnieper in Zaporizhzhia, temporarily closing traffic on the crossing and injuring two Red Cross employees who were driving across the bridge at the time of the attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is preparing to intensify attacks on major Ukrainian cities and cut them off from the rest of the country. Sources among Ukrainian officials told the Financial Times that Moscow is seeking to increase pressure on Kyiv to force it to concede to its demands in early 2027, including the surrender of territories in the Donbas.