Russia kills 4 in massive Ukraine attack after vowing retaliation
Russia launched a significant missile and drone attack on Kyiv, resulting in the deaths of four individuals. The assault involved 600 drones and 90 missiles, with air defenses intercepting a majority of them. Ukrainian officials reported extensive damage across the city and surrounding regions, with President Zelensky condemning the strikes as acts of terror.
- ▪The attack killed four people and wounded dozens in Kyiv and surrounding areas.
- ▪Air defenses intercepted 549 drones and 55 missiles during the assault.
- ▪Ukrainian President Zelensky criticized the use of nuclear-capable missiles by Russia as reckless.
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Smoke billows from the site of a Russian strike on a shopping center in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, amid the Russian invasion. EPA-YonhapKYIV, Ukraine — Russia pounded Kyiv with a massive missile and drone attack that killed four people, authorities said Sunday, after President Vladimir Putin threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.Multiple rounds of loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital throughout the early hours of the morning, AFP journalists reported, in a barrage the air force said involved 600 drones and 90 missiles.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people had been killed in the capital and dozens wounded, while the head of the surrounding Kyiv region said two people had also been killed there.Air defences intercepted 549 of the drones and…
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