Russia hits Ukraine with drones, missiles, kills at least seven in Kharkiv

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on Saturday, killing at least seven people, including two children, in the northeast city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said.



Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia launched 480 drones and 29 missiles targeting the energy sector and railway infrastructure across the country.



"There should be a response from partners to these savage strikes against life," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram app.



"Russia has not abandoned its attempts to destroy Ukraine's residential and critical infrastructure, and therefore support should continue," Zelenskiy said, urging partners to continue air defence and weapons supplies.



Oleh Syniehubov, Kharkiv regional governor, said that seven people, including two children, were killed after a Russian ballistic missile slammed into a five-storey residential building.