Deadly air raids across Ukraine after warnings of Russian strike wave Russian air raids on major Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv resulted in at least nine deaths and dozens of injuries by early Tuesday. In Kyiv, a suspected missile strike on an apartment building caused a collapse, trapping residents, while other buildings also caught fire. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously warned of a potentially major assault, urging residents to heed air raid alerts.

• Russian air raids killed at least nine people and injured dozens across Ukraine, targeting major cities like Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv.
• In Kyiv, at least four people died and 29 were injured; a suspected missile strike on a 24-storey apartment building led to a collapse.
• Dnipro reported five deaths and 16 injuries, with residential buildings, vehicles, and a playground heavily damaged.
• Kharkiv region reported 10 people injured, including a child, from drone and missile attacks.
• President Zelenskyy had reiterated warnings of a potential major assault, with intelligence suggesting a massive Russian strike was possible.
• Russia had previously warned of “systematic strikes” on targets in Kyiv after a deadly drone strike in the Luhansk region.