Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian "terror" can only be stopped with weapons.
Zelensky reacted to today's attack on a residential building in the east of Ukraine and on the energy infrastructure in many areas of the country.
"Russia has carried out another major missile attack on Ukrainian cities... Is it possible to stop Russian terror? Yes, it is possible. Can it be done other than on the battlefield in Ukraine? Unfortunately, no," Zelenski said in his daily address.
In the second wave of missile attacks across Ukraine, carried out by the Russians today, at least five people were killed when a residential building was struck in Dnieper, and key energy infrastructure was also affected in the areas of Kharkiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporozhye, Vinnytsia and Kyiv.
At least five people were killed and 27 injured, including six children, after a Russian rocket hit a residential building in Dnieper, said regional governor Valentin Reznichenko.
The official posted a photo of the collapsed building on the Telegram social network, AFP reported.
So far, 15 people have been rescued who were buried under a part of the apartment block that was turned into ruins in a cloud of smoke.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on his Twitter account that "the clearing of the ruins in the Dnieper continues, that all services are working" and that the search for people trapped under the concrete blocks is underway.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba today called on the Group of Seven Most Developed Economies (G7) and the European Union to sanction the Russian missile and drone industry and "without delay" to implement the sanctions proposed by his country.
"Each missile barrage further depletes Russia's stockpiles. However, they are still able to produce new ones. We can and must kill their missile and drone industries with massive sanctions. I call on the G7 and the EU to implement the relevant sanctions proposed by Ukraine without delay," he wrote is he.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitalii Klitschko, announced that there were explosions in the city and that air defense operations were underway, the BBC reported.
Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko warned of "difficult days" as Russian missile strikes damaged energy facilities in six Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporozhye, Vinnytsia and Kyiv.
As a result of earlier missile strikes this morning, 11 regions of Ukraine are currently implementing day-long blackouts to conserve energy.
Turkey wants to promote the achievement of "localized ceasefires" in Ukraine as it cannot hope for a more global peace agreement at this stage, Ibrahim Kalin, a close adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said today.
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Russian missile attacks hit critical infrastructure in Kiev and Kharkiv in the east of the country this morning, reports Reuters.
That news agency reports that the competent services introduced emergency power cuts in the capital of Ukraine and two other regions.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that his country will provide Challenger 2 tanks and other artillery systems in support of Ukraine.
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Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko stated that parts of the rocket fell in the capital's Holosiiv district, in a non-residential area.
He also stated that there were no victims in the attack.
Infrastructure facilities in Kiev were hit in a Russian missile attack this morning.
The Reuters agency reports that the explosions resounded in the Dnipro district of the Ukrainian capital.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitalii Klitschko, called on citizens to stay in shelters.
Reuters reporters heard a series of explosions in Kiev before an air raid siren went off in Kiev.
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