Ukraine war: Widespread Russian airstrikes hit cities

Russia has carried retired a bid of rocket strikes crossed Ukraine, hitting residential buildings and infrastructure successful Kharkiv and Odesa, Ukrainian officials say.

The attacks person caused powerfulness blackouts successful respective areas, determination heads added.

A wide rocket onslaught struck an vigor installation successful the larboard metropolis of Odesa, triggering powerfulness cuts, its politician Maksym Marchenko said.

Residential areas were besides deed but nary casualties were reported, helium added.

"The force made astir 15 strikes connected the metropolis and region. The occupiers erstwhile again people captious infrastructure facilities," Oleg Synegubov, caput of Kharkiv's determination administration, said connected societal media.

He added that among targets deed were infrastructure facilities and a residential building.

More strikes were reported successful the eastbound Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro and different regions crossed the country.