Putin kills at least 9 in horror missile blitz on Kyiv in deadliest attack on Ukraine’s capital since war erupted

VLADIMIR Putin’s latest barbaric missile assault has targeted civilians in Kyiv with at least nine people killed and dozens of civilians seriously injured.

Six children were rushed to hospital following the deadliest attack on Ukraine’s capital since Russia’s full scale invasion over three years ago.

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People were awoken by the sound of air raid alarms and missile strikes in Kyiv as Putin rained down with attacks[/caption]

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Ukrainian searchers clear the rubble of a home left decimated by the attacks[/caption]

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Rescuers continued to search for people hours after the initial blasts rocked the capital[/caption]

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A woman desperately tries to escape the chaos after the missile attacks[/caption]

Close Volodymr Zelensky aid Andriy Yermak described Putin’s overnight attack on Kyiv as “massive”.

He added: “Putin shows only a desire to kill. The attacks on civilians must stop.”

At least nine people were tragically killed with over 63 wounded, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.

Of these, 42 were taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Fears are mounting that as recovery operations across the capital continue, more bodies may be found.

The deadly strikes hit five districts across Kyiv and quickly turned the city into a burning warzone.

Flames could be seen with miles away with dozens of buildings left crumbling to the ground due to the strikes.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko believed falling drone wreckage was responsible for triggering a number of fires.

Kyiv was last hit by missiles in early April when at least three people were wounded.

Just hours earlier, Russia unleashed more deadly strikes on civilians in Ukraine — killing nine when a kamikaze drone hit a bus.

The lethal attack in Marhanets, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, injured another 30 people.

Further drone strikes triggered numerous fires and hit civilian infrastructure in the strategically vital Black Sea port of Odesa.

Another blitz injured six in central city Poltava, while Iranian-designed drones set off fires around the country’s second largest city, Kharkiv.

The Zaporizhzhia region was again targeted — a day after a strike on a civilian factory injured 38.

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An alleged ballistic missile explodes in the sky over Kyiv[/caption]

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A Ukrainian serviceman carries a dog out of a house damaged by a Russian airstrike[/caption]

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Civilians gathered in a school basement being used as a makeshift shelter[/caption]