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Russia launches attacks on Kyiv, killing at least 20 and injuring scores
Key takeaways
- Ballistic and cruise missiles and drones were used in what Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said was the largest attack on the city since the war began.
- Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of the capital, called it the "most massive enemy attack."
- Klitschko earlier said a hotel roof caught fire on the central Shevchenko Boulevard, while a direct hit from a Russian projectile caused six floors of an apartment building to partially collapse.
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Ballistic and cruise missiles and drones were used in what Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said was the largest attack on the city since the war began.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GPp4Russia said the strikes were in retaliation for recent Ukrainian attacks Image: Genya Savilov/AFPAdvertisement At least 20 people were killed and more than 90 people were injured after Russian drones and missiles hit residential buildings in Kyiv as part of a broader wave of Russian attacks overnight on the Ukrainian capital.
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of the capital, called it the "most massive enemy attack."
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