Civilian casualties rise as Russian shelling of cities continue

Civilian casualties have continued to mount as Russian military forces shelled various cities in Ukraine

Rescuers scramble to save those trapped underneath debris in Mykolayiv in southern Ukraine, Qazet.az reports.

Civilian casualties have continued to mount as Russian military forces shelled various cities in Ukraine throughout the night and early hours of the morning, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.

• In Zhyotymyr, west of Kyiv, a fire at the oil depot in Chernyakhiv was extinguished in the early hours of the morning
• In the eastern city of Sumy, aerial bombardment destroyed residential houses and set an apartment building ablaze. One woman was reported injured and nine people were killed, including two children
• In Mykolaiv in the south of Ukraine, several fires in residential areas had broken out. Four civilians were killed in the assault and five others were rescued from the rubble before being rushed to hospital