War between Russia and Ukraine live: Injured and dead in 15 regions of Ukraine after massive Russian air strike | Ukraine

The Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhalsaid this morning that “15 regions were affected” by Russian missile and drone attacks.

There are injuries and deaths, he said, pointing out that the energy infrastructure is affected and Ukrenergo is shutting down the power supply as an emergency measure to stabilize the system.

He also reiterated Kiev’s demand for long-range weapons and permission from partners to attack Russian targets.

Good morning. It is 10:20 a.m. in Kyiv. According to the Ukrainian military, Russia has launched a missile and drone attack. Witnesses reported explosions near Kyiv that were attributed to air defenses responding to the attack.

At least three people were killed, regional authorities said. Casualties were reported from western Lutsk, eastern Dnipro and southern Zaporizhia regions.

Electricity and water supplies were cut off in parts of Kyiv, the mayor of the city of VItalian Klitschko said in the messaging app Telegram.

Ukraine’s largest private energy producer, DTEK, announced an emergency power outage following the attacks.

We will keep you updated on developments. In the meantime, here are the latest news from other areas of the Ukraine-Russia war:

• Ukraine on Sunday called on Belarus to withdraw a significant portion of Belarusian forces and equipment stationed on the common border.The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry warned Belarus against making “tragic mistakes” under pressure from Moscow. The ministry said the troops on the border included Belarusian special forces and former Wagner mercenaries.

• A British man working for the Reuters news agency was killed in an attack on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency said.. Danielle Evanswho worked as a security consultant for the agency, was killed when a missile hit the Sapphire Hotel where he was staying as part of a six-man team on Saturday.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the hotel was hit by a Russian Iskander missile, a ballistic missile that can strike up to 500 kilometers away.“An ordinary city hotel was destroyed by the Russian Iskander,” he said in his evening address on Sunday, adding that the attack was “absolutely targeted and well thought out … My condolences to family and friends.” Russia has been bombing hotels in frontline areas for over a year.

• Ukrainian forces advanced up to three kilometers into the Russian Kursk region and took control of two more settlements there.Zelensky also said in his evening speech.

• Russia launched attacks on northern, eastern and southern Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 37, the Ukrainian military and local authorities said.The overnight attacks targeted the Ukrainian frontline regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, the Ukrainian Air Force said via the messaging app Telegram. “Most of the missiles did not reach their targets,” the Air Force said.

• Former US President Donald Trump signalled his support for Ukraine in a conversation with Selenskyj and said he wanted to end the war with Russiathe Ukrainian president told Indian reporters in an interview published on his social media channel on Sunday.