Russian missile blasts hotel where Brit & US aid workers were staying killing 4 others & injuring 30 in blitz on Ukraine

AT least four people have been killed and 30 injured after Russian missiles blitzed a hotel where Brits and US workers were staying.

Guests in the five-storey hotel were heard screaming as rescuers worked to pull people out from under the rubble.

Footage showed a giant fireball explosion as the Iskander rocket hit the five-storey Central Hotel.

The onslaught came as the US confirmed it has blocked Ukraine from receiving key intelligence data to use Western missiles including HIMARS against targets inside Russia.

President Zelensky said in a statement: "Just before the attack, volunteers from a humanitarian organisation - citizens of Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom - had checked into the hotel.

"They survived because they managed to get down from their rooms in time. Unfortunately, four people were killed in this attack. My condolences to their families and loved ones."

Dramatic footage shows the aftermath of the strike.

At least 14 injured in the strike were in a serious condition, said Serhiy Lysak, governor of Dnipropetrovsk region.

Ukraine's Emergency Services said 19 people had been rescued from the site of the hotel.

They posted pictures of crews making their way through the rubble outside the floodlit five-storey building and clambering up and down ladders.

Smoke billowed from the top of the hotel and nearly all its windows appeared to have been blown out. A crane was deployed to reach upper levels.

In addition to the hotel, 14 apartment buildings, a post office and 12 shops were also damaged, the governor said.

The Ukrainian military said Russian forces launched two ballistic missiles and 112 drones at Ukraine overnight.

Drones also struck energy infrastructure in the southern region of Odesa, injuring two people, the governor said.

In the northeastern city of Sumy, a drone attack killed one person and damaged a private enterprise's storage facility, according to the local prosecutors.

Kryvyi Rih, Zelenskiy's home town, has been a frequent target since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

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