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According to Ukrainian officials, 12 civilians have been killed in a series of Russian attacks across Ukraine, with the fatalities including four children.

In the village of Vilniansk, near Zaporizhzhia, seven people, including two children, were killed by a Russian missile strike. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Igor Klimenko reported that the attack wounded 18 people, including four children. He said the strike occurred in a civilian area with no military infrastructure. Simultaneously, Ukrainian officials reported additional attacks on Saturday, which killed four people and injured 23 in eastern villages. In Dnipro, rescuers sifted through the debris of a nine-story residential building, where an attack had left one dead and 12 injured.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concerns that the death toll might rise and called for expedited weapons deliveries from Western allies, adding, “This is why we constantly remind all of our partners: only a sufficient amount of high-quality air defense systems, only a sufficient amount of determination from the world at large can stop Russian terror. Any delay in decisions in this war means the loss of human lives.”

The notable uptick in Russian strikes targeting civilian areas comes after Ukraine has been increasing attacks within Russian territory, with some of the strikes reportedly killing civilians in Russia.

According to Russian officials, a Ukrainian attack near Gorodishche killed at least five people, including two children.