Three killed in Ukraine a day after drone attack kills child in Moscow
Key takeaways
- The Kremlin said it will ‘continue’ striking Ukraine after biggest-ever drone attack on Russian capital.
- The Kremlin said on Friday it would “continue” striking Ukraine following that attack.
- Between late Thursday and early Friday, Russia launched 90 drones at Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian air force.
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The Kremlin said it will ‘continue’ striking Ukraine after biggest-ever drone attack on Russian capital.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Emergency services personnel at the site of a previous Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk in February 2026 [File: State Emergency Serviece of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk Region/Handout via Reuters]By AFP and Reuters Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026Russia has renewed its strikes on Ukraine, killing three people including an eight-year-old girl, Ukrainian officials said.
The Russian strikes on Friday come a day after Ukraine launched its biggest-ever drone attack on Moscow, killing a different eight-year-old girl and sparking an inferno at a major oil refinery, according to Russian officials.