At least three people, including a child, were killed and eight others injured in a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad, regional authorities reported on Friday.
The attack comes just one day after a Russian drone and missile strike killed 12 people in Kyiv, and shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt attacks in Ukraine.
“The aggressor once again carried out a massive drone strike on the region,” said Serhiy Lysak, governor of the central Dnipropetrovsk region, via Telegram, adding that 11 drones were shot down over the area.
Lysak said several fires broke out in the city, and he published a photo showing a multi-story building engulfed in flames on several floors.
Six of the wounded were hospitalized, while two others—including a 15-year-old girl—received treatment at the scene.
“Unfortunately, there are now three confirmed deaths in Pavlohrad. Among them is a child,” Lysak said in a later update.
Rescue operations are ongoing, he added.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia launched 103 drones in overnight attacks across the country, causing damage in five regions.
The industrial city of Pavlohrad, which had a pre-war population of around 100,000, serves as a key railway hub for the Dnipropetrovsk region, linking it to the eastern part of the country.
Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv was also hit by drone strikes, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov, who said that several private homes were damaged, based on preliminary information.
Thursday’s deadly attack on Kyiv prompted a rare public rebuke from President Trump.
“I’m not happy with the Russian attacks on Kyiv,” Trump wrote, adding that the strikes “were unnecessary and should not have happened now. Vladimir, stop. 5,000 soldiers are dying every week. Let’s make a peace deal.”
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cut short an official visit to South Africa due to the renewed attacks in Kyiv.
“If Russia wants a ceasefire, then it must stop these massive attacks,” Zelensky said in South Africa before departing for Ukraine.
