A Russian attack left seven people dead in two regions of Ukraine as fresh strikes left up to 200,000 people without power, Kyiv authorities claimed.
A Russian strike on a grocery store and a pharmacy in the north-eastern Kharkiv region killed three people, including a 14-year-old girl, on Wednesday.
In Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, Russian missiles killed four people, including a girl aged 10, and injured seven more, officials said.
It comes as Putin launched a fresh wave of around 40 missile and 40 drone attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure overnight - leaving up to 200,000 people in Kharkiv without power.
Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv as well as in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to governor Ivan Fedorov.
Zelensky said: “Some missiles and ‘Shahed’ drones were successfully shot down. Unfortunately, only a part of them. Russian terrorists have once again targeted critical infrastructure,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.
He added: “We need air defence systems and other defence assistance, not just turning a blind eye and having lengthy discussions.”