UPDATE - 5 killed, 14 injured in Russian attacks on several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv

CHANGES HEADLINE, LEDE; UPDATES WITH STATEMENTS ON ATTACK IN KHARKIV

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) – At least five people were killed and 14 others injured in Russian attacks on several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, which began Wednesday and continued on Thursday, officials said.

Five people were killed and 10 others were injured in the Russian forces' shelling of residential buildings in the village of Velykyi Burluk on Wednesday, Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov said on Telegram, adding that this is preliminary information.

Meanwhile, Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyy stated on Telegram that three people were injured in his region during a Russian military attack on residential buildings in the administrative center on Thursday.

Separately, Zaporizhzhia Governor Ivan Fedorov reported an attack in his region's administrative center that left one person injured, according to preliminary findings.

"Information about other victims is being clarified," Fedorov said on Telegram.

Serhiy Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said in another statement that Russia fired different types of missiles at the capital city, all of which were destroyed by air defense systems.

Because none of the Russian missiles hit their targets, there have been no reports of casualties or property damage, he added.

Separately, the Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down 13 of 26 missiles fired by the Russian military.

The Russian Defense Ministry, on the other hand, claimed that its forces carried out a series of attacks and struck Ukraine's military-industrial complex, including factories that produced fuel.

According to the statement, the military-industrial complex produced and repaired aircraft engines, electronic equipment, communications, and mortar ammunition, and the attack was successful.