Child among 4 killed in latest Russian missile and drone barrage: Ukraine

Ukraine’s foreign minister calls for complete EU entry ban on Russians participating in the war.Published On 9 Feb 2026At least four people, including a woman and her child, have been killed in Russian drone attacks on Ukraine, according to local officials.The Ukrainian air force said in a statement on Monday that Russian forces fired 11 ballistic missiles and 149 drones across Ukraine overnight.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump rejects call from Russia’s Putin to extend cap on nuclear deploymentslist 2 of 3Ukraine pulls plug on Russian Starlink, beefs up drone defencelist 3 of 3Gas, power and AI’s role in the new age of energy additionend of listThe attacks killed a woman and her 10-year-old son in a residential area of the eastern town of Bohodukhiv, as well as a 71-year-old man in the northern Chernihiv region, Ukrainian officials said.Another person was killed and two others wounded in the southern port city of Odesa, according to regional Governor Oleh Kiper. Residential infrastructure and a gas pipeline were also damaged in an attack on a residential building in the area, said Kiper, accusing Russia of committing “another war crime … against civilians”.At least nine others, including a 13-year-old girl, were wounded by drones that struck the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, according to Governor Oleksandr Hanzha.There was no immediate comment from Russia, which has denied targeting civilians deliberately since it launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbouring country in February 2022.Ukrainians stand in line for hot meals in a residential neighbourhood as repeated Russian air attacks on the country’s energy sector leave people without power, heating and water, in Kyiv, February 8, 2026 [Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo]The missile and drone barrage cut power to tens of thousands of people amid freezing temperatures, as Russia continues its winter campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.