Russian missiles roar in Ukraine's Uman as Kyiv scrambles to launch counteroffensive

In a renewed offensive, Russia launched a barrage of missiles targeting Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv, Dnipro and Uman in central Ukraine. Ukraine says a residential block in Uman was hit by multiple missiles and the strike left at least 19 dead. Russia however says it targeted reserve units of the Ukrainian military. The deadly strikes come a day after the Ukrainian defence minister said that Kyiv is almost ready to launch a counteroffensive.