Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time in the war during Russian attacks, the Ukrainian prime minister has said.
Yulia Svyrydenko said the building's roof and upper floors were damaged and a fire ignited "due to an enemy attack".
At least four people were killed in strikes across the country, including a baby and a young woman who died after a nine-storey residential building was hit in Kyiv's Svyatoshynsky district, officials said.
Ukraine's air force reported that a record number of drones and missiles were launched by Russia in the latest nightly attack - more than 800 in total.
According to the air force, nine missiles and 56 drones hit 37 locations, and the downed wreckage fell at eight locations.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the barrage caused damage in the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
"Such killings now, at a time when real diplomacy could have started a long time ago, are a deliberate crime and an attempt to prolong the war," Zelensky said on social media, urging political will from the world to stop the attacks.
Russia's defence ministry said it had carried out strikes on Ukraine's military-industrial complex and transport infrastructure, inflicting damage on weapons and military equipment warehouses.
Zelensky condemns 'ruthless attack' after Russia hits main government building in Kyiv
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Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe Correspondent in Kyiv andRachel Hagan & Jaroslav LukivBBC News, in London
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Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time in the war during Russian attacks, the Ukrainian prime minister has said.
Yulia Svyrydenko said the building's roof and upper floors were damaged and a fire ignited "due to an enemy attack".
At least four people were killed in strikes across the country, including a baby and a young woman who died after a nine-storey residential building was hit in Kyiv's Svyatoshynsky district, officials said.
Ukraine's air force reported that a record number of drones and missiles were launched by Russia in the latest nightly attack - more than 800 in total.
According to the air force, nine missiles and 56 drones hit 37 locations, and the downed wreckage fell at eight locations.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the barrage caused damage in the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
"Such killings now, at a time when real diplomacy could have started a long time ago, are a deliberate crime and an attempt to prolong the war," Zelensky said on social media, urging political will from the world to stop the attacks.
Russia's defence ministry said it had carried out strikes on Ukraine's military-industrial complex and transport infrastructure, inflicting damage on weapons and military equipment warehouses.
Telegram/svyrydenkoy The image shows a large grey and light stone building, the main Ukraine government building, set against a blue sky with eight windows wide and six to seven windows vertical, with the top two floors on the right hand side on fire. There are cranes attempting to extinguish the fire,Telegram/svyrydenkoy
The Kyiv government building that was hit is also known as the cabinet of ministers building, as it houses the offices of Ukraine's main ministers.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko suggested a drone may have accidentally hit the cabinet building after being intercepted, although the details remained unclear on Sunday.
"In Pechersk district, a fire broke out in a government building as a result of an UAV possibly being shot down," he wrote on Telegram.
This is a new twist in Russia's attacks on Ukraine. Until now, no government building has been hit - the centre of Kyiv is very heavily defended, it has been since the start of the full-scale invasion. So this will shake people.
It is a symbolic strike. It also shows clearly that Russian President Vladimir Putin's talk about being ready for peace is all posturing. He is not stopping. Instead, Russia is intensifying its attacks.