Massive Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting
Russia launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of at least 22 civilians and injuring 138 others. The assault involved hundreds of drones and missiles targeting cities including Kyiv and Dnipro, with significant destruction reported. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has called for increased support from the U.S. and Europe in light of the ongoing attacks.
- ▪At least 22 civilians were killed and 138 others wounded in the recent Russian attack across Ukraine.
- ▪The assault involved 73 missiles and 656 drones, with major targets including Kyiv and Dnipro.
- ▪Ukrainian air defenses managed to destroy or suppress 40 missiles and 602 drones during the attack.
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A local woman, Olga, 35, and her daughter Natalia, 6, walk at the site of a Russian strike on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, amid the Russian invasion. EPA-YonhapKYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities said Tuesday.Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated Moscow’s aerial campaign in recent weeks in an apparent bid to take advantage of Ukraine’s shortage of U.S.-made air defense systems and persuade an increasingly pessimistic audience at home that Moscow is prevailing in the 4-year-old war.Emergency rescue crews digging through the wreckage of apartment buildings pulled out the bodies of a 3-year-old child as well as…
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