Ukraine war: More villages liberated, EU heads back counteroffensive, 'Africa cannot remain silent'

At least 10 people were reportedly killed in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region on Tuesday, following a dawn missile attacks on several buildings. 

Head of Kryvyi Rih's military administration Oleksandr Vilkul wrote on Telegram that "high-precision monsters" hit the city in several places, including a five-story apartment. 

Kryvyi Rih in central Ukrainian is the home city of Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy. 

"There are victims in extremely serious condition, there are probably people under the rubble," he said earlier in the morning, "All the emergency services are hard at work and the work of the firefighters is still in progress." 

In Kyiv, night strikes by "cruise missiles" were also reported. 

"All enemy targets in the airspace around Kyiv have been successfully detected and destroyed," said the Ukrainian capital's military administration. 

The mayor of Kharkiv in the northeast announced drones had been launched "against civilian infrastructure", damaging a local business and hangar. 

Kyiv said on Monday its troops had recaptured seven villages from Russian forces along an approximately 100km front in the southeast since its counter-offensive began last week. 

"Seven villages have been liberated," said Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Malyar on Telegram, referring in particular to several localities taken over in the Zaporizhja region. 

Russian officials did not confirm Ukraine's gains, which Euronews could not verify. 

President Zelenskyy maintained the "difficult" counter-offensive is "progressing" on Monday. 

“The battles are tough, but our movement is there, and that is very important,” he said in his nightly video address.

Ukraine's leader added rainy weather is challenging his troops and that he's discussed with