At least 27 dead as Russia launches massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked source, At least 27 dead as Russia launches massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv, More than 70 missiles fired at Ukraine capital as Russia faces fuel shortages after strikes against its oil refineries At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured overnight in Kyiv, local authorities said, in what the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, called the worst Russian attack on the capital during more than four years of air assault on Ukraine. Russia used nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles in the hours-long attack on Kyiv and other parts of the country in the early hours of Thursday. Loud explosions shook the capital for several hours as waves of drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles came towards it and Ukraine’s air defence attempted to shoot them down. Continue reading…

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Source

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