Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 21 people, as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said interceptors "could have saved lives".
Kyiv and the surrounding region experienced the deadliest strikes it had seen this year overnight, with 17 people reported dead. Attacks in Kharkiv and Donetsk also killed one and three people respectively.
Ukraine, who has consistently urged allies for more US-made Patriot missile interceptors to defend against Russian ballistics, has not reported intercepting any of the missiles in the overnight attack.
Zelensky added delays in receiving anti-ballistic systems from partners leads to "horrific casualties and destruction".
The president later said the supply of interceptors from allies had been "significantly reduced" this year.
The Russia defence ministry said it had struck logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
"These centres were involved in the storage, delivery of various weapons and military supplies, as well as in the production and distribution of unmanned aerial vehicles," it said.
It also said it had hit three cargo vessels "which were transporting weapons and military equipment" near the Black Sea port of Odesa.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said there were fears people could be trapped under rubble, after residential buildings, a railway station and warehouses were hit.
Ukraine's emergency services said one person had died in the city of Kyiv and at least 16 injured, with a further 16 dead and 29 injured in the wider region.
Meanwhile, one person had died and several were injured - including one who was in a critical condition - from Russian shelling in Kharkiv, the regional head Oleh Syniehubov said.
Three people were also killed in Donetsk and 27 injured, the governor Vadym Filashkin said.
Fires were still being extinguished in five locations across the Kyiv region on Wednesday, covering an area of approximately 230,000 sq m, it added.
The country's air force said in a post on Telegram that Russia had launched 24 ballistic missiles and four anti-ship missiles during the attack on the capital.
It added that 115 drones had been launched by Russia during last night's attack and air defence systems intercepted 98 of them.
