In the city of Malyn, Zhytomyr region, five civilians, including two children, were killed in a Russian air strike that decimated seven residential homes, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has said.

"On March 8 at 20:50 in Malyn, Zhytomyr region, a Russian air strike destroyed seven private one-storey residential buildings, killing five people, including 2 children (born in 2021). Search and rescue operations continue," the service said on its Telegram channel on Tuesday evening.