Four people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the cities of Poltava and Kharkiv, while 12 people were injured in the explosions, including a child.
Rescue teams began searching for survivors. Meanwhile, the Russian military bombed the northeast of Kharkiv using suicide drones, damaging several buildings.
Russian forces also bombed the historic center of Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, damaging buildings.
As the war against Russia approaches its three-year mark this month, Moscow has increased its airstrikes in Ukraine, sending dozens of drones in near-daily strikes. (A2 Televizion)