(BBC News) Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine, with the highest number of drones and missiles launched in a single night yet.
At least 14 people, including three children, were killed and dozens injured in widespread strikes, officials said. The attack came a day after the Ukrainian capital Kyiv suffered one of the heaviest assaults of the war.
Russia has been ignoring calls for a ceasefire.
“Without really strong pressure on the Russian leadership, this cruelty cannot be stopped,” Ukraine’s president said. “America’s silence will only encourage Putin,” Volodymyr Zelensky added in an apparent effort to exert pressure on US President Donald Trump, who has said the Russian leader is interested in ending the war.
Ukraine’s Air Force said that since 20:40 on Saturday local time (17:40 GMT), Russia had carried out strikes using 367 missiles of various types, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones.
The air force said it had shot down 45 cruise missiles and destroyed 266 UAVs, with most regions in Ukraine affected and hits recorded in 22 locations.
Rescuers were working in more than 30 cities and villages after the “massive” strike, Zelensky said in a statement on Sunday morning.
“Russia is dragging out this war and continues to kill every day,” he said.
“The world may go on for a weekend, but the war continues, despite weekends and weekdays. This cannot be ignored.”
Russia’s defence ministry said it had inflicted damage on targets including military airfields, ammunition depots and electric warfare stations, claiming damage across 142 areas.
