Russian missile strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine killed two people in the early hours of Wednesday, local authorities said.
Regional governor Yuriy Malashko said Russia "launched 6 missile attacks on Zaporizhzhia city" between 1:33 am and 1:48 am (2233 and 2248 GMT Tuesday).
"Two people were killed and three were injured as a result of the impact," police said, adding that one of the missiles had hit a building.
According to emergency services, it was a residential building, and the attack destroyed storeys three to five.
Photographs released by the same source show a gutted building, with part of its facade collapsed.
Officials were still working to identify the missile type.
Europe`s largest nuclear power plant is located in the region, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the city of Zaporizhzhia, at Energodar. It is occupied by Russian forces.
Wednesday`s attack comes a day after Ukraine announced that it had used US long-range ATACMS missiles against Russia for the first time, without providing further details, while Kyiv`s special forces claimed responsibility for destructive strikes on airfields in Russian-held territory.
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