Russia fires dozens of drones and missiles at Ukraine

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00:00Firefighters spend hours trying to douse the flames of this collapsed residential building

00:04in Poltova after it was hit by a Russian missile overnight.

00:09Others search for survivors or bodies, while residents and loved ones anxiously wait for

00:15news.

00:16My son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter were here.

00:19The three of them were killed here, within a second.

00:23Every time a body is pulled out of the rubble, Ihor Yavorsky runs to check whether he can

00:27recognise it.

00:29No, that's an elderly person.

00:32It's not him.

00:33Poltova is one of the many cities targeted by Russia in the early hours of Saturday.

00:38Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported extensive damage in several regions

00:42including Kyiv, Zaporizhia, Odessa and Kharkiv.

00:46The air force counting a total of 123 drones and more than 40 missiles launched by Russia.

00:53On the ground, meanwhile, Russian forces are inching closer to the strategic city of Pokrovsk.

00:58Making small but steady gains in the east of the country.

01:01Ukrainian units are simply running out of infantry and they are not getting enough replacements

01:07to fill back their frontline battalions and this causes the units on the front to be weak.

01:16Pokrovsk's road and rail connections have made it an important supply centre for a large

01:20section of Ukraine's frontline.

01:23Its capture could put Russia in a strong position to mount attacks in several directions.

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