At least 53 people, including nine children, were wounded in the latest Russian missile attack on Kyiv early on December 13, officials said, despite all incoming missiles being shot down.
Injuries were caused by debris from the downed missiles, emergency services said, adding that 18 of the victims, including several children, were hospitalized.
Ukraine's air defense earlier said it had shot down all 10 ballistic missiles launched by Russia at Kyiv, and authorities said debris fell in four districts of the capital.
In the capital's Dnipro district, water supply was interrupted temporarily because of damage caused by missile debris, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.
As President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is touring Western countries to ramp up more military aid, his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, hailed the work of Ukraine's air defense and highlighted the need for more Western-made air-defense systems.
"The effectiveness of Western weapons in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers cannot be doubted," Yermak said on the Telegram messaging app.
Separately, 10 Iranian-made drones were shot down over the southern region of Odesa, the air defense said.
Falling debris from one drone fell on an auto repair shop in Odesa, causing a fire and injuring two people, it said, adding that several vehicles and the shop were destroyed.
Debris from another downed drone damaged one of the buildings of the Odesa port infrastructure, without causing injuries, regional authorities said.
Scores Injured In Russian Ballistic Missile Strike On Kyiv
On the battlefield, Russian forces continued their relentless pounding of Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk city of Avdiyivka, which Moscow's forces have unsuccessfully been attempting to encircle for months.
The General Staff of Ukraine's military said that out of a total of 73 close-quarter battles fought by the Ukrainian forces over the past 24 hours, 37 took place in the Avdiyivka area.
