Russian strike devastates apartment block in northern Ukraine, at least 25 killed across the country

According to the AP, a Russian strike destroyed an apartment block in Pryluky, in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, killing 19 people, including five children[1]. Zelenskyy said three were 1 year old and another was 8.[1]Reuters reports that emergency workers used ladders to get to the upper floors of what remained of the building, and brought out 15 survivors[2]. Pryluky deputy mayor Danylo Savenko told the agency: "There's a lot of destruction, especially in the town centre"[2].According to Reuters, Zelenskyy said Russia fired 70 missiles at Ukraine overnight – many of them high-velocity ballistic munitions – and dozens of Shahed attack drones[2]. The Newcastle Herald, carrying Reuters reporting, says the Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi put the death toll at 28.[3]The AP reports that the attack coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday[1]. In his evening address, Zelenskyy called it "the 'gift' that Putin gave himself for his birthday: the killing of children, the killing of people"[1].SBS reports that in Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, two people were killed and seven injured, said Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the regional military administration[4].According to the AP, Russia's defence ministry said the military carried out a massive strike overnight targeting industrial facilities involved in the production and storage of missiles and drones across Ukraine.[4]Reuters reports that Zelenskyy said his team was "every day looking for Patriot (missile interception) systems that can and must protect people's lives"[2].