1 killed, 15 injured after Russia strikes Ukraine's capital Kyiv, second largest city Kharkiv, says official

The officials have informed that the toll is expected to rise.

One person was killed and 15 others were injured in Kyiv and Kharkiv by a wave of Russian strikes on Friday, officials said, with the toll expected to rise.

A Ukrainian serviceman rides in an armoured vehicle along a road near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Kharkiv region, (REUTERS)

Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov said: "One person has been killed as a result of the occupants' attacks on Kharkiv... Eight people were wounded".

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said that there were "currently 7 hospitalised in the capital".