Ukraine claims it shot down Russian bomber as Moscow’s missiles kill eight

Rescuers work on the scene of a building damaged after a Russian attack in Dnipro (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Photo)

Ukraine’s air force has claimed it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission.

Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck cities in the central Dnipro region of Ukraine, killing eight people, including a 14-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy, and injuring 28, local officials said.