In Kharkiv three people were killed and 42 wounded in strikes on apartment buildings, Governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.

Rescue workers were digging through rubble to search for survivors, Mayor Ihor Terekhov told local television. He said 30 apartment buildings had been damaged in the strikes.

Ukraine's air force said the military had destroyed 21 out of 41 missiles of various types fired by Russia.