Russian missile attacks on populated areas of Ukraine are deliberate terror directed against the civilian population, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

"The rescue operation continues after another attack against our cities and people – deliberate terror against ordinary residential buildings in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Pavlohrad. Unfortunately, there are injured and dead," Zelenskyy said on the Telegram channel.

He said that to date, 22 people are known to have been injured as a result of enemy shelling of Kyiv. In Kharkiv, due to a terrorist attack, according to preliminary data, five people were killed and 51 people, including four children, were injured. Some 27 people were rescued from the rubble. In Pavlohrad, Russian terror claimed the life of one person.

"Our heroic rescuers, those who are always the first to arrive at sites of enemy shelling, despite all the difficulties, continue their very important work to save people. I thank all our defenders and protectors, workers and workers of all emergency services, all those whose hearts are simple feels that he needs to take care of others, he needs to help others when life depends on it," the president said.