The local military administration in Kharkiv’s Kupiansk district said residents must comply with the evacuation order or sign a document saying they would stay at their own risk.

One of the 9 killed was an emergency official, and most of those wounded were police officers, emergency workers and soldiers.

The deadly attack came just a day after officials from around 40 countries gathered in Saudi Arabia to find a peaceful settlement for the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian says its sea drones have struck a major Russian port and damaged a warship as the Black Sea becomes an increasingly important battleground in the war.

Russian shelling has damaged a landmark church in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson that held the remains of Prince Grigory Potemkin until last year.

The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down a Ukrainian missile in the city of Taganrog, about 24 miles east of the border with Ukraine, and local officials reported 20 people were injured.

Ukraine has committed thousands of troops in the Kyiv region in recent days.

In just a week, Russia has fired dozens of missiles and drones at the region, hitting the historic city center that had been largely spared since the beginning of the war.

Russia unleashed intense overnight drone and missile attacks that officials said damaged critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, including grain and oil terminals, and wounded at least 12 people.