Ukraine-Russia war latest: Children among five killed and 67 injured as Putin strikes shopping centre
Russian attack on Pavlohrad took place in broad daylight 'when there were many people on the streets'
At least seven people were killed as Russian forces launched a broad onslaught on the industrial city of Pavlohrad in southeastern Ukraine yesterday. The strikes also targeted a petrol station in the capital Kyiv and an international agribusiness facility in Dnipro as Moscow intensifies attacks on logistics and economic targets. Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said Russian forces deployed drones, artillery and aerial bombs in hitting five districts of Pavlohrad, a rail and logistics hub serving a coal-mining area with a pre-war population of about 120,000.
A total of 76 people were injured, including several children. Photos posted online showed shattered shops and burned-out vehicles in the city, which has acted as a critical supply route for the Ukrainian military connecting central Ukraine to eastern front lines.