Russia unleashed a wave of deadly attacks on towns and cities across Ukraine on Wednesday as Chinese leader Xi Jinping departed from Moscow following talks with President Vladimir Putin.

A Russian missile struck an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one and wounding 25 others — including two children — Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

A Russian missile slammed into an invincibility point in eastern Ukraine killing at least five people, emergency services said on Friday. "The town of Kostyantynivka came under rocket fire during the night of March 24.

In Ukraine, Russia's strike on high school and dorms kills students. Chinese president leaves Moscow, and Japanese prime minister leaves Kyiv.

The latest Russian missile barrage against Ukraine's civilian infrastructure has marked one of the largest such attacks in months. On Thursday, Russia fired over 80 missiles in a massive effort to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses and cripple the country’s energy system.

Russian long-range strikes killed at least 10 civilians and wounded 20 others in several areas of Ukraine on Friday, Ukraine’s presidential office said, as a senior Moscow official warned that the Kremlin's forces were prepared for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive in the coming weeks.