Six killed, 30 hurt amid Russian strikes on Ukraine

Fire broke out after a Russian attack on residential area in Mykolaiv, Ukraine (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

At least six civilians have died and around 30 others were injured after Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile struck cities in southern and eastern Ukraine, officials said.

Moscow has intensified strikes that have long tormented civilian areas, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in an apparent effort to unnerve Ukrainians and wear down their willingness to keep up a war that is approaching its 1,000-day milestone.