At least 20 killed as Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine

According to CBC News, the strikes killed at least 24 civilians, including four children, and wounded around 60[3], citing Ukrainian officials. Free Malaysia Today's headline gives a toll of at least 28[4].The Globe and Mail reports that the heaviest death toll was in Pryluky in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, where a Russian missile obliterated a five-storey residential building[5]. Free Malaysia Today reports that Regional Governor Vyacheslav Chaus said 20 people died in the attack, including five children.[4]According to The Globe and Mail, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia fired 70 missiles at Ukraine overnight – many of them high-velocity ballistic munitions – and dozens of Shahed attack drones[5]. Zelensky called it "one of the most vile strikes"[5], the paper reports.NBC News reports that the attack coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday[1]. CBC reports Zelensky said that "as a birthday 'gift' to Putin, the Russian army destroyed a residential building in Pryluky"[3].Al Jazeera reports that Russia's Ministry of Defence said its forces carried out a "massive strike" on military-industrial facilities in Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions[2]. According to the ministry, Al Jazeera adds, the targets included sites where the company Fire Point makes and stores Flamingo cruise missiles[2].CBC reports Zelensky said that "Russian ballistic missiles remain the greatest challenge."[3] According to NBC News, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that "Russia is pursuing a deliberate strategy of terror"[1].