Russia unleashes ballistic, cruise, hypersonic missiles and drones on Ukraine
Russia launched a massive overnight air assault on Ukraine using a combination of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. The attack resulted in at least 12 deaths and significant damage to civilian infrastructure, including a children's hospital in Kyiv.
Why it matters
The intensity and scale of this attack represent a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict, causing widespread power outages and civilian casualties.
Russia launched a large overnight air assault on Ukraine, firing ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles and 168 drones, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukraine’s air force said on Thursday.The barrage damaged residential and public buildings, sparked fires and disrupted power supplies in parts of the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as Moscow intensified its aerial attacks on Ukraine.In Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, a fire tore through a nine-storey residential building, destroying its upper floors and killing seven people, Klitschko said.
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