At least 18 people have been killed and more than 130 injured after Russia hit Ukraine’s biggest cities with waves of missiles. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had launched some 40 missiles of varying types.
Zelenskyy said, more than 200 sites were hit, including 139 homes, with many deaths in an ordinary high-rise apartment building where Ordinary people lived. He promised a strong response.
The northeastern city of Kharkiv suffered three waves of attacks. There were also attacks on the capital Kyiv and in central Ukraine while the southern region of Kherson was subject to constant shelling.
The relentless Russian bombardment has kept Ukrainians on edge while the 1,500km (930 mile) front line, where soldiers are engaged in trench and artillery warfare, has barely moved.
Analysts say Russia stockpiled missiles at the end of last year in preparation for the latest campaign that a US official said was an attempt to probe the weaknesses in Ukraine’s air defences.
