Eighteen people have been killed in a Russian bombing of an aid centre in a village in southern Ukraine, according to Kyiv officials.
Local authorities said at least nine aerial bombs, each weighing 3,000kg, struck the village. The attack hit a facility being used to provide aid, although the supplied information does not identify the settlement or specify when the bombing took place.
Officials said 27 people were missing following the strikes. The figures indicate that the death toll could change as efforts continue to establish the whereabouts of those unaccounted for.
No further details about the victims, the extent of the damage or the response to the bombing were provided in the available information. The latest reported situation is that 18 people have died and 27 remain missing.
