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Russian strikes killed at least 13 people in Ukraine, while Ukraine said its counterstrikes killed two children in Russia, officials said.
- On Thursday, April 16, 2026, Russian forces launched a massive overnight missile and drone barrage across Ukraine, killing at least 16 people, including a 12-year-old child in Kyiv, and wounding 118 others.
- Russia fired more than 650 drones and nearly four dozen cruise and ballistic missiles, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, marking one of the deadliest strikes this year and causing widespread residential and infrastructure damage.
- Ukraine's air defense neutralized 667 of 703 incoming aerial targets, but 12 missiles and 20 drones struck residential areas, overwhelming rescue crews who pulled survivors from rubble in Kyiv's Podilsky district.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attacks immoral and dangerous, instructing the Air Force to urgently contact international partners committed to providing Patriot missiles and other air defense systems.
- The conflict, now in its fourth year, also saw Russian officials report that Ukrainian drone strikes on Tuapse, Russia, killed two children, illustrating the cycle of retaliatory fire between both nations.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Russian attack on Ukraine leaves at least 17 dead
At least 17 people have died in Ukraine by the deadliest Russian air attack this year.
Russian strikes kill 17 across Ukraine
Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing at least 17 ?people, including a 12-year-old child, and wounding scores, in drone and missile strikes, officials said on Thursday. In Russia, a major Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea port of Tuapse killed two people, including a 14-year-old girl, injured seven, and sparked a large fire, Russian officials and media repor…
Russia’s Deadliest Attack of the Year Kills 18 Across Ukraine With Nearly 700 Drones and Missiles
Russia’s April 16 aerial bombardment marked the most devastating attack of the year, striking civilian infrastructure and residential areas across Ukraine with a massive wave of nearly 700 drones and dozens of missiles. The coordinated attack, which spanned several hours from night into day, resulted in at least 18 fatalities and left over 100 people wounded, according to Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We bring you stories from the g…
Russia launched more than 700 drones and missiles into Ukraine overnight in several waves, killing at least 18 people across the country. Ukrainian officials said it was the deadliest attack in months. Authorities said nine people were killed in the southern port city of Odessa, five in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro and four (including a child) in the capital, Kiev. In Russia, two people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed in a Ukr…
With more than 40 missiles and nearly 700 drones, Russia has recently attacked Ukraine. Politicians and observers in Ukraine speak of war crimes and terror, which primarily hit the civilian population. Rebecca Barth.
Heavy Russian assault targeting civilian areas kills 16 in Ukraine
The attack, which stretched from daytime into the night and also injured more than 100 people, is the largest in almost two weeks. The Russian Defense Ministry claims it was in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes inside Russia.
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