Russia launched a wave of airstrikes at cities across Ukraine on Thursday.
At least 19 people have been killed in the attacks, some of which hit residential buildings.
One of the attacks killed a woman and a three-year-old child in the city of Dnipro, according to the local mayor.
- It is not clear what Moscow was targeting in the attacks, which hit several cities including Kyiv.
- 23 missiles and two attack drones were reportedly downed by Ukraine's air defenses.
- The strikes mark the first missile attack on Kyiv in 51 days, according to the head of the city's military administration.
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 after illegally annexing Crimea in 2014.
- Russia's military has been launching waves of missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure since October 2022.
- Ukraine is making preparations to mount a counter-offensive against Russian forces with newly supplied Western equipment.
- Russian and Ukrainian forces remain locked in a months-long stalemate over Bakhmut, a strategically significant eastern city.
