The Russian military fired rockets at numerous regions in Ukraine on Saturday.

After isolated attacks in the morning, Moscow significantly increased the shelling throughout the day.

The Ukrainian authorities said there was an air alert across the country.

In addition to regions such as Odessa in the south, Kharkiv in the east and Lemberg in the west, the capital Kyiv was once again affected.

In view of the Russian rocket attacks, the presidential office in Kyiv called on people to seek shelter on Saturday

According to preliminary official information, at least five people were killed when a rocket hit an inhabited high-rise building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

At least 27 people were injured, including six children, the authorities said on Saturday.

Rescue workers pulled people out of the rubble of the partially collapsed house.

According to Ukrainian media reports, buried residents there also used their flashlights on mobile phones to signal where they were under the rubble in order to be rescued.

Many also shouted, according to video shared on social media.

The Presidential Administration in Kyiv has released photos and videos of the ruined building.

The head of the presidential office in Kyiv, Andriy Yermak, was appalled: "Russians are terrorists who are punished for everything.

All - without exception.” He said that the anti-aircraft and air defenses were doing their job.

"We will fight back," he emphasized.

The enemy does not change tactics and continues to strike civilian infrastructure.

Authorities also reported new targeted attacks on energy infrastructure.

There were power outages in many places, and people were left in the dark.

These were the first attacks of this kind since the turn of the year.

The Ukrainian Air Force had previously warned of possible new attacks.

Accordingly, numerous Tupolev Tu-95 long-range bombers were in the air during the day.

In addition, Russian warships had taken up positions in the Black Sea, from which rockets are also repeatedly fired.

According to the Mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, rocket debris fell in the capital in the morning.

A fire in an unoccupied building was extinguished.

In the afternoon, the media reported a cloud of smoke at the main train station in the metropolis.

Great Britain delivers Challenger 2 main battle tanks

Meanwhile, Britain has said it will provide Ukraine with Challenger 2 main battle tanks to ward off Russia's war of aggression.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said so in a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the British seat of government Downing Street announced on Saturday in London.

London's announcement that it would be supplying main battle tanks to Ukraine was widely taken as a political signal to Berlin to give up its opposition to a supply of Leopard tanks.

It was initially unclear how many tanks London wanted to sell.

However, a dozen are reportedly in talks.

British news channel Sky News quoted government insiders as saying the timing was to help Ukraine prepare for a spring offensive.

According to the release, Sunak and Zelenskyj welcomed other similar announcements, including Poland's offer to provide about 14 Leopard tanks.

Zelenskyy thanked Sunak via short message service Twitter for the decision "which will not only strengthen us on the battlefield, but will also send the right signal to our other partners".

In addition to tanks, Sunak also promised artillery systems.

In Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that because of London's continuation of an "anti-Russian course", other members of the government, representatives of security structures and the media had been added to the existing Russian sanctions list.

36 names were added to the list created in April, including Secretary of State James Cleverly and Chief of Staff Patrick Sanders.

Poland confirms will to deliver Leopard 2

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that he would discuss tank deliveries during a visit to Berlin on Monday.

He will talk to representatives of several parties about it, Morawiecki told radio station Rmf.fm on Saturday.

Poland's Prime Minister is taking part in a celebratory matinee of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group on Monday.

The occasion is an anniversary of Wolfgang Schäuble: The CDU politician has been a member of the Bundestag for 50 years.

When asked if he thought he could convince Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to leave Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine, Morawiecki said: "I have no idea." He also does not assume that such a decision will be made in the coming days get hit.

Morawiecki again stressed that Poland had already decided to supply the main battle tanks to Ukraine.

Tanks are considered important for recapturing occupied territories.

So far, however, Ukraine has only received battle tanks from Soviet production that were in the stocks of Eastern European NATO countries.

Ukraine has long been demanding the delivery of the German Leopard 2, which is technically superior to Russian tanks.

The federal government has so far rejected this step, pointing out that other allies have not given Ukraine any modern battle tanks either.

This was also based on the fear that NATO could be drawn into the war in Ukraine.

However, Berlin's approval is not only required for deliveries from Germany, but also generally for stocks from other countries.