At least five people killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine's Donetsk and Kherson regions

At slightest 5 civilians were killed and 10 others injured successful nan Donetsk and Kherson oblasts of Ukraine successful Russian shelling connected nan cities, officials said Saturday.

According to authorities, successful Donetsk Oblast, 3 of nan victims were reported successful nan settlements of Andriivka, Novohryhorivka, and Myrnohrad.

Seven group were injured successful nan oblast —two successful Andriivka, 2 successful Novohryhorivka, 2 successful Pokrovsk, and 1 successful Rivne—while 2 group were killed and 3 injured successful Kherson Oblast, officials said.

Russian subject reportedly targeted residential areas and societal and cardinal infrastructure successful respective oblast communities, according to nan authorities. Six homes and 5 flat complexes sustained damage. Russian strikes besides deed a petrol position and garage, leaving respective cars damaged.

The long-range Russian attacks crossed Ukrainian cities travel arsenic Moscow's push to seizure much of its neighbour's onshore intensified pinch a relentless bombing campaign.

Less than a week ago, Russia launched what was past nan largest aerial battle of nan war. Around 550 drones and missiles were launched crossed Ukraine during nan night, nan country’s aerial unit said.

Russia's largest rocket and drone barrage connected Kyiv

Friday's waves of drones and missiles that targeted Kyiv overnight are yet again nan latest and largest aerial battle since Russia's penetration began much than 3 years ago, Ukrainian officials said Friday.

The seven-hour bombardment of Kyiv caused terrible harm crossed aggregate districts of nan superior successful a seven-hour onslaught, authorities said. Blasts lit up nan nighttime entity and echoed crossed nan metropolis arsenic aerial ambush sirens wailed. The bluish lights of emergency vehicles reflected disconnected high-rise buildings, and debris blocked metropolis streets.

Alya Shahlai, a 23-year-old Kyiv wedding photographer, said that her location was destroyed successful nan attack.

“We were each successful nan (basement) shelter because it was truthful loud; staying location would person been suicidal,” she told The Associated Press. “We went down 10 minutes before, and past location was a large explosion, and nan lights went retired successful nan shelter; group were panicking.”

Five ambulances were damaged while responding to calls, officials said, and emergency services removed much than 300 tons of rubble.

“It was a harsh, sleepless night,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Hours aft nan barrage killed 2 group and wounded astatine slightest 26 others, including a child, Zelenskyy said he had a “very important and productive” telephone telephone pinch US President Donald Trump.

It came amid interest complete nan Trump administration's region of shipment of subject assistance to Ukraine, including important aerial defence missiles.

The 2 leaders discussed really Ukrainian aerial defences mightiness beryllium strengthened, imaginable associated weapons accumulation betwixt nan US and Ukraine, and broader US.-led efforts to extremity nan warfare pinch Russia, according to a connection by Zelenksyy.

When reporters questioned Trump astir nan telephone connected Friday night, he responded, "We had a very bully call, I think."

In consequence to a mobility astir really to put an extremity to nan bloodshed, Trump answered, "I don't know, I can't show you whether aliases not that's going to happen.”.

Russian airports suspend flights

Meanwhile, Russia's Rosaviatsia aviation authority said connected 6 July that respective Russian airports had suspended flights because of information concerns complete Ukrainian drone strikes connected Russian cities.

The Russian Defence Ministry reported that during nan people of nan nighttime betwixt 5 July and 6 July, it had intercepted 120 drones connected Russian soil. Ukrainian authorities person not commented connected nan report.

A constituent of Ukraine's larger scheme to sabotage Russia's logistics good beyond nan beforehand statement is Kyiv's drone program, which has been progressively interfering pinch civilian aerial recreation successful Russia.

On Saturday, Ukraine claimed to person struck a Russian airbase, saying it deed a glide explosive shop and a trainer subject aircraft.

"This airfield is nan location guidelines of force Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-30SM aircraft," Ukraine's connection said.