Russia Strikes Across Ukraine as Kyiv Says New Offensive Nears
- At least 18 are killed in strikes on civilian targets
- Ukraine says its air defenses shot down missiles, drones
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Russia unleashed a fresh wave of aerial attacks across Ukraine, killing at least 18 people in two cities and destroying several buildings. Explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv, marking the first assault there in more than a month.
The strikes involved Tupolev Tu-95 bombers coming from Russia’s Caspian Sea region as well as drones, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said Friday. Ukraine’s air defenses destroyed 21 of the 23 attacking cruise missiles, as well as two drones, he said on Telegram.