Key facts
- Russian air strikes injured 18 people and damaged buildings in Kyiv and Odesa early Thursday.
- In Kyiv, 12 people, including two children, were wounded.
- Debris from strikes in Kyiv hit apartment buildings, warehouses, and a petrol station.
- In Odesa, three people were injured, including a child, when a 19-storey apartment building was hit.
- Three people were injured in Zaporizhzhia, where a missile strike caused a fire at an industrial facility.
Russian air strikes injured 18 people and damaged buildings in Kyiv and Odesa early on Thursday, officials said. In the capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported 12 wounded, including two children, with debris hitting apartment buildings, warehouses, and a petrol station. A Reuters witness heard explosions in Kyiv. In Odesa, a child was among three injured when a 19-storey apartment building was hit. Three other people were wounded in Zaporizhzhia in the southeast, where a missile strike also caused a fire at an industrial facility.