A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday damaged a maternity hospital, authorities said, terrifying patients as windows shattered and shards of glass fell on to the beds, leaving families rushing to shelter their babies.

A Russian drone barrage targeted the center of Kharkiv on Friday, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine's second-largest city, officials said.

During the night attack, Russia struck Kharkiv at least 10 times, using eight drones and two guided bombs. Two people were injured, according to the city mayor, Ihor Terekhov, and the head of the regional military administration,