Russian drone and missile strikes kills 14 in Ukraine

ALBAWABA - Russian strikes left at least 14 people killed in Ukraine, local authorities announced Thursday.

According to sources, Moscow fired a huge barrage of missiles and drones on Kyiv in overnight attacks.

Russia has fired hundreds of drones on Ukraine since the beginning of the four-year war, and Kyiv has also carried out strikes against Moscow.

^{A firefighter works to extinguish a blaze at a recycling materials site following a Russian strike in Kyiv on April 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by SERHII OKUNEV / AFP}

Officials revealed that two children were killed in Ukrainian overnight strikes on Russia.

On the other side, missile and drone strikes on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed seven, the head of the city's military administration, Sergiy Lysak, announced via Telegram.

The attacks come after the end of a 32-hour Orthodox Easter truce.