In the Kharkiv region, a separate wave of Russian attacks** killed one personand injured 15 others**, including** three children**, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. In the city of Kharkiv,** drones damaged houses, a shop, cars and an office building**, while a strike on a lorry park set four lorries, a trailer and a car on fire.
In the capital, one person was killed and22 others injured, including** four children**, as** ballistic missiles and drones struck six districts**. Fires broke out in residential and non-residential buildings, while** homes, vehicles and infrastructure were damaged**. In the** Dniprovskyi district**, one person was killed and six others, including a child, were injured.
Night-time footage shows firefighters tackling blazes from elevated platforms, while images taken after the strikes revealdamaged buildings and burnt-out vehicles. Kyiv’s mayor said** debris hit homes and a car service station**, with** fears that people could be trapped under rubble**.
Beyond Kyiv and Kharkiv, where one person was killed in each city, Russian attacks also claimed lives in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk, bringing the** nationwide death toll to at least nine**, according to Ukrainian authorities.
The attacks came hours after Moscow and Kyiv agreed in principle to resume US-brokered peace talks. Rescue teams worked through the morning to extinguish fires and assess the damage.