Eight killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine; Putin warns Europe over troop deployment

Russian strikes killed at least eight people and wounded dozens across Ukraine on Saturday, local officials said, as Russian president Vladimir Putin warned that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would amount to 'a war with Russia'.Ukraine is facing an intensifying Russian air campaign involving ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, with Moscow also targeting the country’s power infrastructure ahead of winter. Ukrainian officials have claimed that the attacks are aimed at demoralising civilians.Two people were killed and one wounded after Russian drones struck a residential area overnight in Zaporizhzhia, regional head Ivan Fedorov said. In Kryvyi Rih, one person was killed and three others wounded, according to local officials.In Odesa and the surrounding area, 35 people were wounded in what regional head Oleh Kiper described as a “massive attack”.