Seven killed in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine

Russian missile strikes killed five people, including a child, in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last night, while a teenager and another person were killed in attacks on Kiev and the surrounding region, officials said on Saturday.

The strikes came less than 48 hours after Russia finished hosting a three-day summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies in the city of Kazan, where President Vladimir Putin faced calls from world leaders to end the conflict.

“After everything that was said in Kazan, the Russian killers returned to their usual activities,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.

“This proves once again that aggression cannot be stopped by talking, but only by decisive actions in defense of the state,” he added.

The attacks on Dnipro late Friday killed five people and damaged several buildings, including a hospital, authorities said.

More than a dozen other people were injured in the city, including children, Dnipropetrovsk Region Governor Sergiy Lysak said on Telegram.

Footage shared by the governor showed rescuers working over a pile of rubble, while another showed what appeared to be a hospital room with its windows blown out.

Separate overnight attacks on the capital Kiev and the surrounding region killed two people, including a teenage girl killed in a drone strike on an apartment building, according to regional authorities.

Ukrainian cities, including Kiev, have been subject to deadly drone and missile attacks during the Russian invasion.

Kiev has asked its allies for more air defenses ahead of what is likely to be its toughest winter yet, as Moscow steps up attacks on energy infrastructure.

Russia’s military said on Saturday it has captured the frontline village of Oleksandropol in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where it has made a series of advances in recent months.