Ten civilians dead and 20 hurt in Russian strikes in Ukraine

A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building hit in a Russian airstrike in Avdiivka (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Russian long-range strikes have killed at least 10 civilians and hurt 20 others in several areas of Ukraine, Ukraine’s presidential office said.

It comes as a senior Moscow official said the Kremlin’s forces are prepared for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive in the coming weeks.