Two Russian strikes in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region have killed at least seven people, including two children, local officials say.

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Two Russian strikes in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region have killed at least seven people, including two children, local officials say.

The station in the main city Dnipro came under attack, and several homes were hit further east in Synelnykove.President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack showed that all Ukrainian cities needed more advanced air defences.In a separate strike, Ukraine said that for the first time it had downed a strategic long-range bomber in Russia.Officials said a boy aged eight and a girl of 14 were among five people killed when private homes were targeted by Russian strikes on the town of Synelnykove.President Zelensky said that Ukraine and its allies must defeat Russian terror, urging Kyiv’s partners to urgently provide more advanced air defence systems.