Six killed by Russian missiles in Ukraine’s second-largest city

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack ‘extremely cruel’ (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/AP)

At least six civilians were killed after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country, officials said.

The attack comes as Kyiv’s army labours to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces.