on the Ukrainian capital and other regions, officials have said. The victims' bodies were pulled from the rubble of a partially destroyed apartment building in Kyiv, where rescuers are searching for at least 20 people feared missing, Ukraine's emergencies service said.

Dozens more have been wounded in the attack, including two children, the city's mayor said. Twenty-one people are being treated in hospital. It marks the third day in a row Ukraine has reported deaths, as Moscow ramps up its assault after a three-day ceasefire expired on Monday. The overnight barrage saw more than 670 drones and 56 missiles targeting the country, President Volodomyr Zelensky said. This is among the largest attacks Russia has mounted since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022. The strikes hit more than 180 sites across Ukraine, including more than 50 residential buildings, Zelensky added. He said a "significant number" of Russian drones and missiles were shot down, with an "overall interception rate" of 93%. "There must be a just response to all these strikes," Zelensky said, calling for allies to hold Moscow accountable and keep global sanctions in place. In Kyiv, a search and rescue operation began early Thursday to look for people under the rubble of a nine-storey apartment block in the south-western Darnytskyi district. Police said two men, aged 21 and 30, and a woman, who has not yet been identified, were found dead in the rubble of the building's destroyed entrance. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the body of a 12-year-old girl had been recovered from the rubble of a house nearby. A man also died in hospital, the city's police added, who had been at a petrol station which came under attack. (BBC)