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Russia’s Missile and Drone Attacks on Ukraine Kill at Least 22 - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Ukrainian officials said 351 drones and 68 missiles hit mainly Kyiv, exposing gaps in air defenses and leaving residents trapped under rubble.
- Russia launched waves of missiles and drones at Ukraine early Monday, killing at least 22 people in Kyiv and exposing widening gaps in the country's air defenses, authorities said.
- Moscow claimed the bombardment was retaliation for Ukraine's recent long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, which caused severe fuel shortages and pressured President Vladimir Putin.
- The Ukrainian air force reported Russia fired 351 drones and 68 missiles overnight, with all 29 ballistic missiles striking targets amid a global shortage of Patriot interceptors.
- At an upcoming summit in Ankara, Turkey, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged NATO partners to bolster air defenses, saying Russia is only encouraged to keep "vanquishing" residential buildings.
- Russia is exploiting vulnerabilities in Ukraine's air defenses, which remain heavily reliant on Patriot systems to intercept ballistic missiles Ukraine can rarely shoot down.
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Kyiv (Agencies) – Russia launched missiles and drones targeting residential buildings in and around Kyiv for the second time in a week, killing at least 22 people, according to local authorities, on the eve of a crucial NATO summit in Ankara. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the alliance to take “strong decisions” to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses following these attacks, which came just days after another Russian attack that killed …
At least 22 died in Russian nighttime attacks.
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left
45% Left
L 45%
C 22%
R 33%
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