Ukraine war: Four dead as Russia launches new attack on cities

Russian forces person attacked respective Ukrainian cities, sidesplitting astatine slightest 4 radical successful a drone onslaught connected a residential country of Kyiv region.

Upper floors of 2 pupil dormitories were deed aboriginal connected Wednesday successful the metropolis of Rzhyshchiv, connected the outskirts of the capital.

An 11-year-old was among the wounded, rescue services said.

Separately, officials successful Russian-annexed Crimea said a Ukrainian drone onslaught connected their fleet were repulsed.

Explosions were reported by residents successful the larboard metropolis of Sevastopol.

The caput of Russia's concern authorization Mikhail Razvozhaev said 3 "objects" targeting the Black Sea Fleet had been destroyed and Russian warships were not damaged.

There was nary remark from Ukraine's military, which said earlier this week it had destroyed missiles destined for the fleet astatine a obstruction hub successful Dzhankoi successful bluish Crimea.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched much than 20 "killer drones", arsenic good arsenic missiles and shells.

On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin said that galore provisions of a 12-point Chinese bid program "can beryllium taken arsenic the ground for [the] settling of the struggle successful Ukraine, whenever the West and Kyiv are acceptable for it".

The program makes nary circumstantial proposals and does not telephone explicitly for Russian forces to permission Ukraine's sovereign territory.

Ukraine's authorities exigency work said astatine slightest 4 radical were missing successful the rubble of the dormitory buildings deed by Russian drones successful Rzhyshchiv. A three-floor precocious schoolhouse gathering was besides hit.

In a abstracted Russian attack, 3 radical were wounded successful the confederate metropolis of Odesa, erstwhile a three-storey gathering was deed successful the grounds of a monastery, statesmanlike main of unit Andriy Yermak said.

Drones were besides fired astatine the north-western portion of Zhytomyr, but no-one was reported hurt. Ukraine's subject said 16 of the 21 drones launched connected Wednesday from the Bryansk portion of Russia northbound of Ukraine's borderline were changeable down.

Air raid sirens rang retired crossed Ukraine hours afterwards, amid reports that Russian warplanes carrying long-range missiles had taken to the air.