According to Ukrinform, President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a Facebook post.

He said Ukrainian emergency services had been working at the sites of Russian strikes since overnight.

"It was a massive attack – the Russians had been preparing for a long time, combining different types of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, aiming to cause as much damage as possible to civilian infrastructure. There is destruction in Kyiv and the region, as well as in the Odesa and Chernihiv regions," Zelensky said.

In the capital, residential buildings were damaged, including a high-rise whose upper floors were destroyed, as well as a children's hospital and a school. Emergency response and rescue operations are ongoing. As of now, the Russian strike has claimed the lives of 12 people in Kyiv, with one person killed in the region. Around 40 more people were injured.

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In the Odesa region, the enemy attacked a border crossing with Moldova using drones, while in the Chernihiv region it targeted gas infrastructure, Zelensky said.

He thanked all the rescuers, medics, police officers and utility workers who have been helping people since the first minutes of the attack.

"Unfortunately, while Moscow is investing in ballistic missiles and escalation, such strikes do not always receive the response they should from the world. And as long as Ukraine does not have enough anti-ballistic defense, Russia will not consider peace seriously. We are doing everything to ensure we have that protection, and work on the FREYJA program continues every day. But Patriot interceptors cannot yet be replaced, and we need them every day. Every additional missile saves the lives of our people. I thank everyone who understands this and is looking for and finding ways to help," Zelensky said.