Russia launches a broad aerial assault on Ukraine, leaving 13 dead and 117 injured
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Russia carried out one of the war’s largest overnight aerial offensives, targeting Kyiv and multiple Ukrainian cities with 73 missiles and 656 drones. Officials say 13 people were killed and about 117 injured nationwide, with Kyiv and Dnipro among the hardest hit. Ukrainian forces reported that 40 missiles and 602 drones were intercepted. The strikes damaged residential buildings, energy infrastructure, and other facilities, prompting extensive rescue operations. President Zelensky called for urgent Western air-defense support, including Patriot missiles, and Poland scrambled aircraft to defend its airspace as warnings of further strikes persisted.
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