At Least 32 Killed in Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Across Ukraine
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Russia launched a large overnight missile and drone attack across Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people, including children, and damaging residential buildings, industrial sites and energy infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
The heaviest losses were in Pryluky, in the northern Chernihiv region, where a missile destroyed sections of a five-storey apartment building. Ukraine’s emergency service said Thursday morning that the city’s death toll had risen to 22. Regional officials earlier reported that five children were among those killed and that about 55 people were wounded. Rescuers pulled 15 survivors from the wreckage and continued searching through the rubble.
Four people were reported killed in Kyiv, while deaths were also recorded in Oleksandriia and Kremenchuk. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said about 100 people were injured nationwide.
Zelenskyy said Russia fired 70 missiles, many of them ballistic, as well as dozens of attack drones. Ukraine’s air force reported intercepting just over 80% of 46 jet-powered drones launched by Russia. Zelenskyy renewed his appeal for Patriot missile-interception systems, describing ballistic weapons as Ukraine’s greatest interception challenge.
The attack coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday. Zelenskyy called it one of Russia’s most “vile strikes” and accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilians. Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had conducted a “massive strike” against military-industrial facilities in Kyiv and other regions using precision weapons and drones.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Two details should be clarified to match the sources precisely. - "Ukraine’s air force reported intercepting just over 80% of 46 jet-powered drones.": The story omits that the 46 jet-powered drones were launched by Russia, making the object of interception unclear. - "Zelenskyy renewed his appeal for additional Patriot air-defence missiles": The sources say Zelenskyy was looking for missiles for Patriot systems or Patriot missile-interception systems, not specifically additional Patriot air-defence missiles.
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At Least 32 Killed in Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Across Ukraine
Russia launched a large overnight missile and drone attack across Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people, including children, and damaging residential buildings, industrial sites and energy infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
The heaviest losses were in Pryluky, in the northern Chernihiv region, where a missile destroyed sections of a five-storey apartment building. Ukraine’s emergency service said Thursday morning that the city’s death toll had risen to 22. Regional officials earlier reported that five children were among those killed and that about 55 people were wounded. Rescuers pulled 15 survivors from the wreckage and continued searching through the rubble.
Four people were reported killed in Kyiv, while deaths were also recorded in Oleksandriia and Kremenchuk. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said about 100 people were injured nationwide.
Zelenskyy said Russia fired 70 missiles, many of them ballistic, as well as dozens of attack drones. Ukraine’s air force reported intercepting just over 80% of 46 jet-powered drones.drones launched by Russia. Zelenskyy renewed his appeal for additional Patriot air-defencemissile-interception missiles,systems, describing ballistic weapons as Ukraine’s greatest interception challenge.
The attack coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday. Zelenskyy called it one of Russia’s most “vile strikes” and accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilians. Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had conducted a “massive strike” against military-industrial facilities in Kyiv and other regions using precision weapons and drones.
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