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Russia Launches 426 Drones and 24 Missiles in Massive Overnight Assault on Ukraine

UKRAINE, JUL 22 – Russia launched over 550 drones and missiles in a large-scale attack killing two and injuring 15, while Ukraine seeks increased Western military aid amid ongoing peace talks.

  • Ukraine’s air force reported a record-scale assault of 426 drones and 24 missiles overnight, marking a record-scale aerial assault.
  • In recent months, Russia has deployed ever-larger drone and missile barrages, as analysts warn that expanding drone production fuels escalation.
  • Reuters reports one death and seven injuries in Kyiv, with damage to a subway station and fires in the Darnytskyi district.
  • The assault underscored Ukraine’s urgent need for further Western air defense support, with Germany proposing to finance two new Patriot systems and replenish existing ones, said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
  • Ahead of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, top NATO officials will join Healey’s appeal, as Healey will call for a ‘50-day drive’ alongside Hegseth, Rutte and Grynkewich.
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The city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region reported that a 10-year-old boy was killed and five people were injured in a Russian attack on an apartment building with a remote-controlled aerial bomb.

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A child died in severe Russian airstrikes in Kramatorsk. Glide bombs hit a house which injured five people. Odessa also recorded further drone attacks.

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