Russia struck Lviv hard in a relatively rare daytime attack, injuring at least 13 people and damaging buildings in the historic center of the western Ukrainian city, officuials said.

Russian forces also targeted Kyiv and the surrounding region in the attack on March 24, which followed overnight strikes on several regions across Ukraine that killed at least four people, authorities said.

The drone and missile barrages came amid what the Kremlin called a "situational pause" in US-Ukraine-Russia talks to end the war, now in its fifth year since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of the neighboring country.

In Lviv, footage shot by RFE/RL showed a drone flying over a building in the city center and striking what appeared to be a three-story apartment house adjacent to a church. Flames leapt toward the sky after the strike.

At least two apartment buildings were hit, Lviv mayor Andriy Sadoviy said on Telegram.

"Russia is attacking a crowded city center in broad daylight. Just minutes ago, Russian-Iranian drones struck the city of Lviv, seriously injuring two people," Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on X. Officials later said at least 13 peoplewere hospitalized.

Svyrydenko said a 17th century church that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site in central Lviv was targeted. On Telegram, regional head Maksym Kozytskiy said part of the historical site was damaged.

Earlier, Ukraine reported that Russia had launched 426 drones and missiles in overnight and morning attacks, killing at least four people and injuring more than 20 others.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that recovery efforts were under way and ghat damage was reported in 11 of Ukraine's administrative regions.

"Another night of Russian terror against Ukraine," Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote following the deadly attack. "When Russia fails on the battlefield and cannot impose its will at the negotiating table, it resorts to terror against civilians."