At least 14 killed, 37 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine, Kyiv says

KYIV - At least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded, including five children, in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s eastern city of Dobropillia overnight, Ukrainian Interior Ministry said on March 8.

Another three civilians were killed and seven hurt in a drone attack on the Kharkiv region in the north-east, the ministry added.

The ministry said Russian forces attacked Dobropillia with ballistic missiles, multiple rockets and drones, damaging eight multi-storey buildings and 30 cars.

“While extinguishing the fire, the occupiers struck again, damaging the fire truck,” the ministry said on the Telegram messenger.

The ministry published photos of partially destroyed buildings engulfed in fire and rescuers removing rubble from the buildings.

“Such strikes show that Russia’s objectives have not changed. Therefore, it is crucial to continue to do our best to protect lives, strengthen our air defences, and increase sanctions against Russia.

“Everything that helps Putin finance the war must collapse,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Facebook.

On March 7,

Russian forces damaged Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure

in their first major missile attack since the

US paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine

, piling pressure on Kyiv as US President Donald Trump seeks a swift end to the war.

The

pause in US military aid

and intelligence may undermine Ukraine’s air defences as it runs low on advanced missiles and struggles to track attacks as effectively, military analysts say.

Dobropillia, home to about 28,000 people before the war, is in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, 22 km from the front line north of the key hub of Pokrovsk, which the Russian troops have been attacking for weeks.

The ministry also said at least three were killed and seven injured in a separate drone attack on Kharkiv region overnight.

Ukrainian military said Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and one Iskander-K cruise missile as well as 145 drones.

They said air forces shot down one cruise missile and 79 drones. The military said another 54 drones did not reach their targets likely due to electronic countermeasures. REUTERS