KYIV: Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital killed at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, local officials said on Saturday, hours after Kyiv's mayor had warned of a ballistic missile attack.

Both Russia and Ukraine have ramped up attacks in recent months, with Moscow increasing its long-range strikes on towns and cities across Ukraine.

The United Nations found June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022.

Ukraine's state emergency service said the Russian attack struck five regions of Kyiv, killing nine people and wounding 27 others, including four children.

"Explosions in the city. Kyiv is under ballistic missile attack. Stay in shelters!" Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote earlier on Telegram.

AFP journalists reported hearing more than 10 explosions in a row, triggering car alarms on the streets.

In Kyiv's Darnytsky district, the attacks damaged multiple buildings and vehicles, with authorities reporting seven people killed and 14 wounded in the area.

Two people were killed, and eight other wounded in Solomiansky district, where strikes damaged a five-storey residential building.

More than 100 rescued

Photos posted to Telegram by the state emergency service showed firefighters spraying water into what appeared to be a residential building.

Other images showed rescue workers with flashlights sifting through rubble.

The emergency service said Friday morning that 105 people in Kyiv had been rescued from impacted areas.

While Kyiv has faced near-nightly attacks, Ukraine has also escalated its retaliatory strikes on Russia in recent months, partly to pressure Moscow to the negotiating table after nearly four-and-a-half years of war.

Russian online retail giant Wildberries said Friday its logistics facility in Volgograd caught fire after an overnight attack -- the latest in a series of strikes on the company's facilities.

Kyiv has accused the e-commerce giant -- which employs thousands of people and has become a key part of the economy -- of storing drone parts and helping the Russian army.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump this week for talks, as Kyiv and Moscow carried out long-range strikes.

Zelensky said following the meeting that Trump had agreed to license the production of Patriot missiles to Ukraine.

But the US president said Friday that Washington would have to be "very careful" about giving Ukraine a license to produce the missiles.

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Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 9, wound more than two dozen

Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 9, wound more than two dozen