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.

The number of people killed in a massive Russian attack on Kiev a day earlier has risen to 28, after further bodies were recovered from under rubble, authorities said on Friday. Authorities had put the death toll from the overnight strikes at 16 on Thursday evening,

"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,