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Russia has launched dozens of drones in addition to a number of ballistic and cruise missiles on 4 Ukrainian cities, killing at the very least 14 individuals in Kyiv.
The cities of Kyiv, Odesa, Chernihiv in addition to Zaporizhzhia had been hit in the course of the evening. A number of residential buildings had been hit within the Ukrainian capital and components of 1 high-rise totally destroyed, footage from rescue providers confirmed. Metropolis officers stated rescue items had been deployed to 27 areas.
The loss of life toll is the worst within the Ukrainian capital since July 2024, when a Russian missile assault had hit a youngsters’s hospital and killed 33 individuals throughout town. 13 individuals additionally died in Kyiv in an identical assault in April this yr.
Russia has in current weeks intensified the tempo of its assaults, involving a mixture of strike and decoy drones launched in waves in addition to ballistic and cruise missiles to overwhelm Ukraine’s weakened air defences.
Ukrainian fireplace groups, making an attempt to shoot down Russian drones from truck-mounted machine weapons, have additionally reportedly struggled to take care of extra advanced drones now flying at increased altitudes.
It is a growing story.
