Russian forces captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday, as Moscow launched coordinated cruise missile and artillery strikes on several cities, including Kyiv.

Ukrainian officials were not immediately available for comment on the fate of Melitopol, a city of about 150,000 people. If confirmed, it would be the first significant population center the Russians have seized since their invasion began on Thursday.

Earlier, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces fired cruise missiles from the Black Sea at Mariupol, as well as Sumy in the northeast and Poltava in the east.