At least 15 people were killed in Russian missile and drone strikes targeting Kiev overnight, Ukrainian authorities said on Thursday. The military chief of the city administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said shared the updated figure in a post on Telegram.

"Kiev. Missile attack. Direct hit on a residential building. People are trapped under the rubble. All services are on-site. Russian terrorists," posted Zelenski. At least six people died and over fifty were injured in a massive attack launched by Russia on Wednesday night against the Ukrainian capital,

The number of people killed in a massive Russian attack on Kiev a day earlier has risen further, after further bodies were recovered from under rubble, officials said on Friday. A total of 31 people have died in the strikes according to the current count,