Russia hits Ukraine with the largest drone-and-missile attack of the war so far, killing at least 12

A monolithic Russian drone-and-missile onslaught targeted nan Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and different regions successful nan state for a 2nd consecutive night, sidesplitting astatine slightest 12 group and injuring dozens, officials said early Sunday.

According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia deed nan state pinch 367 drones and missiles, making this nan largest azygous aerial onslaught of nan much than three-year-long war.

Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Air Force, said that successful all, Russia utilized 69 missiles of various types and 298 drones, including Iranian-designed Shahed drones, he said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned nan attacks, saying that Russian missiles and drones struck much than 30 cities and villages crossed Ukraine.

Zelenskyy wrote connected X that Sunday's targets included Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil, Chernihiv, Sumy, Odesa, Poltava, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Cherkasy regions and urged Western partners to ramp up sanctions connected Russia.

“These were deliberate strikes connected mean cities. Ordinary residential buildings were destroyed and damaged,” he said.

“Without genuinely beardown unit connected nan Russian leadership, this brutality cannot beryllium stopped. Sanctions will surely help,” Zelenskyy said.

The ‘most monolithic Russian aerial attack'

At slightest 4 people, including 3 children, were killed successful Kyiv and 16 were injured, according to Ukraine's information service.

Another 4 group were killed successful nan Khmelnytskyi region, successful occidental Ukraine. One man was killed successful nan Mykolaiv region, successful confederate Ukraine, section officials said.

The attacks complete nan past 48 hours were among nan astir aggravated Russian aerial strikes connected Ukraine since nan February 2022 full-scale invasion.

“A difficult Sunday greeting successful Ukraine aft a sleepless night. The astir monolithic Russian aerial onslaught successful galore weeks lasted each night,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said connected X. Fires collapsed retired successful homes and businesses, group disconnected by falling drone debris.

Despite POW swaps, nary letup successful nan war

The onslaught came connected nan 3rd time of nan biggest captive switch betwixt Russia and Ukraine, nan only tangible result from bid talks successful Istanbul earlier this period that person truthful acold grounded to nutrient a ceasefire.

And moreover arsenic nan speech amounted to a uncommon infinitesimal of practice betwixt nan warring sides, battles person continued on nan astir 1,000-kilometre beforehand line, wherever tens of thousands of soldiers person been killed, and neither state has relented successful its heavy strikes.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Defence Ministry connected Sunday claimed it changeable down 110 Ukrainian drones overnight, pinch authorities forced to unopen down airports crossed respective cities, including Moscow's airport.

The airports astatine Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky successful Moscow person besides temporarily ceased operations, section media reported.

Sergei Sobyanin, nan politician of Moscow, claimed Russian aerial defence destroyed six drones that were "flying toward Moscow."