Russian air strikes on several cities in Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, have resulted in at least 19 fatalities.
The central city of Uman was hit particularly hard, with a block of flats being targeted and resulting in the deaths of 17 people, including a child. Additionally, a woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed in Dnipro.
The Russian defense ministry claimed that the military had targeted Ukrainian army reserve units with the strikes. President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for increased global sanctions against Russia in response to the attacks.
The Ukrainian military reported that 21 out of 23 missiles and two attack drones had been shot down by their air defense system.
These attacks come as Ukrainian forces report being prepared to launch a military offensive with newly supplied Western tanks.
Russia has denied deliberately targeting civilians, but many have been killed or injured since the invasion of Ukraine.
