‘Senseless barbarism’: Russian missiles target Ukraine’s cities

 "Russia has launched a barrage of missile attacks across Ukraine targeting several major cities, including the capital Kyiv, in one of its biggest assaults in weeks. Ukraine’s military said it shot down 54 missiles out of 69 launched by Russia in an attack that began at 7am local time (05:00 GMT) on Thursday. Air raid sirens rang out across the country, and in Kyiv blared for five hours – one of the longest alarms of the war. No deaths were immediately reported.Ukraine’s air force said the attacks had involved sea- and air-based cruise missiles fired ‘from different directions’ and followed an overnight assault by kamikaze drones. Air defence systems were activated in Kyiv to fend off the raids, according to local officials. ...”

A rescue worker walks among homes destroyed by a missile attack in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday.



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