A Russian missile struck a five-story apartment building overnight in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown of Kryviy Rih, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens amid reports that Ukraine’s army was gaining ground after launching its long-awaited counteroffensive, writes Radio Liberty.

The administration of Dnipropetrovsk region has declared a day of mourning for the victims.

“A day of mourning has been announced in Kryvyi Rih for tomorrow”, - Kryviy Rih Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said after the overnight barrage of missiles.

“Russian missiles only hit civilian and infrastructure objectives. The six rockets did not hit any military targets - [they hit] one apartment building and a storage warehouse”, - he added.

As an air-raid alert was declared for most of Ukraine. The Kyiv military administration reported that the capital came under fire as well, but all missiles were shot down. There were no reports of any casualties in Kyiv. Separately, Ukraine’s air defense system said it had managed to shoot down 10 out of 15 incoming Russian missiles, as well as one Iranian-made drone during the attack.