Russia launched waves of missiles and drones on Kyiv before dawn on Thursday, killing 16 people, including two children, and wounding well over 100 others, officials in the Ukrainian capital said.

More than three years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians across the country retreat each night to bomb shelters and metro stations in a nightly ritual.

Russian troops also struck a five-story residential building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, according to the head of Donetsk regional military administration.