Seven people were killed and more than 50 were injured in Ukraine overnight after Russian missiles and drones targeted communities across the eastern half of the country.

A Russian drone struck a multi-storey apartment building in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy early on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring 13, including a child, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Officials say a Russian drone has blasted a hole in an apartment building in northeastern Ukraine during a nighttime attack that killed at least six people and wounded nine others.

Ukraine's military reported an air strike from its forces in the Kursk region resulted in "substantial casualties" of Russian troops.

Russia launched two ballistic missiles, as well as 104 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones, against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported.

Russia launched 65 attack drones and other types of drones at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 37 drones. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian army launched drones from 3 directions: Orel,