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What damage did Russia's combined missile and drone strike inflict on Ukraine?
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Ukrainian authorities reported that Russian forces launched a massive overnight barrage of missiles and drones across twelve regions, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens more while air defenses struggled to intercept incoming ballistic weapons.
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The wave of strikes hit several populated areas, destroying a five-storey residential building in Pryluky, damaging multiple high-rise buildings in Kremenchuk, and causing fatalities in Oleksandriia as well as in the capital city of Kyiv.
Pryluky, Kremenchuk, Oleksandriia, and Kyiv
Addressing the nation after the strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed that power facilities were directly targeted, stating: 'One of the key targets was our energy infrastructure. The Russians wanted to deliver a painful and demonstrative blow.'
“One of the key targets was our energy infrastructure. The Russians wanted to deliver a painful and demonstrative blow.”
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Russian strike on Kramatorsk bus kills 30 to 33 as Kyiv faces emergency power cutsRead the article
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- Notícias ao MinutoONU condena "terrível ataque" a autocarros na Ucrânia com 30 mortos
- polityka.pl1688. dzień wojny. Rosjanie zaatakowali miejskie autobusy z cywilami. Na froncie trwa wojna infiltratorów
- AP NEWSStrike on Ukrainian public bus leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv
- Reutersウクライナ東部要衝にロシアの爆撃、33人死亡18人負傷
- ANSA.itRaid russo a Kramatorsk: 33 morti, colpiti due autobus, sospeso il trasporto pubblico - Notizie