Six killed in Russian air strike on Ukrainian cities

Five of the dead as well as 51 wounded were in the eastern city of Kharkiv, Governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.

Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital and other cities on Tuesday (Jan 23), local officials said, killing at least six people and wounding more than 70 as Moscow's war approaches its third year.

Five of the dead as well as 51 wounded were in the eastern city of Kharkiv, Governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.

Rescue workers dug through rubble to search for survivors there, Mayor Ihor Terekhov told local television. He said 30 apartment buildings had been damaged in the early-morning strikes.

A gas pipeline in Kharkiv was also damaged, state energy firm Naftogaz said. Thousands of residents were left without power after electricity infrastructure was damaged, the energy ministry reported.

In Kyiv, where the blasts of air defence pierced the morning calm, officials said up to 22 people including three children had been wounded across at least three districts. Several apartments and non-residential buildings had also caught fire.

At one site, rescuers tended to dazed and groaning victims as workers swept away debris and broken glass.