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Russian missile and drone attacks kill at least 21 across Ukraine, officials say
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Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and about a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday, killing at least 21 civilians, including four children, and wounding around 60, Ukrainian officials said, according to the Associated Press. AP reported that a strike destroyed an apartment block in Pryluky in the northern Chernihiv region, killing 15 people including four children. Some outlet headlines, including Reuters' Spanish-language feed and an AP Spanish headline, put the death toll at two in Kyiv, a figure that differs from the article text.
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Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and about a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday, killing at least 21 civilians, including four children, and wounding around 60, Ukrainian officials said, according to the Associated Press. The AP reported that Ukraine had expected the attack. [ 1 , 2 ]
The AP reported that a Russian strike destroyed an apartment block in Pryluky, in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, killing 15 people, including four children, and wounding others. Photographs distributed by the AP and credited to the Ukrainian Emergency Service showed rescuers working at the scene of a destroyed building in Pryluky, and locals and rescuers carrying out an injured man, an injured woman and a body. [ 1 , 2 ]
Some outlet headlines stated a lower toll than the article text. Reuters' Spanish-language feed said a new wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine killed two people in Kyiv, and an AP Spanish-language headline said a Russian missile attack caused at least two deaths in Ukraine's capital. The AP article text, carried by the Seattle Times, said at least 21 civilians were killed across Kyiv and about a dozen other regions. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
The AP reported that Ukraine had anticipated the strike: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the previous day that intelligence services had concluded Russia was building up for a “massive” strike. The AP said the attack coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday, and that although Ukraine knew about the looming attack it could not fend it off completely. [ 1 , 2 ]
The AP said the deaths and damage illustrated the difficulty Ukraine faces in countering Russia's ballistic missiles and the new jet-powered drones used in the bombardments, adding that without ammunition for its U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems Ukraine cannot stop Russian ballistic weapons and is racing to develop a new generation of interceptors fast enough to catch Moscow's high-flying jet-propelled drones. [ 1 , 2 ]
The AP described the two sides as engaged in a long-range aerial war more than four and a half years after Moscow's all-out invasion, with their armies largely deadlocked on the battlefield. It said U.S.-led peace efforts appear unlikely to bring short-term relief, with the possibility of low-level technical talks still under discussion, and quoted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen saying on X: “Russia is pursuing a deliberate strategy of terror. Trying to make daily life impossible for Ukrainians who want to live in peace.” [ 2 ]
Почему это важно
The strikes point to a gap in Ukraine's air defenses: the AP reports Ukraine cannot intercept Russian ballistic missiles without ammunition for U.S.-made Patriot systems and is racing to field new interceptors. The AP also links the attack to stalled U.S.-led peace efforts, saying low-level technical talks remain under discussion while the aerial war continues.
Ключевые факты
- Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv and about a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday, according to Ukrainian officials cited by the Associated Press. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Ukrainian officials said at least 21 civilians were killed, including four children, and around 60 were wounded. [ 1 , 2 ]
- A Russian strike destroyed an apartment block in Pryluky in the northern Chernihiv region, killing 15 people including four children, AP reported. [ 1 , 2 ]
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned the previous day that intelligence services concluded Russia was building up for a “massive” strike, AP reported. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The AP reported that the attack coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The AP reported that without ammunition for U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems, Ukraine cannot stop Russian ballistic weapons, and that it is racing to develop a new generation of interceptors. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Headlines from Reuters' Spanish feed and an AP Spanish-language feed said the attack killed at least two people in Kyiv. [ 3 , 4 ]
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- Russian missiles and drones attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday, killing civilians, according to Ukrainian officials. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned the day before that Russia was preparing a large strike. [ 1 , 2 ]
- A Russian strike destroyed an apartment block in Pryluky, Chernihiv region. [ 1 , 2 ]
Пока неясно
- The number of people killed in the attack. The AP article text reports at least 21 killed across Kyiv and about a dozen other regions, while headlines from Reuters' Spanish feed and an AP Spanish-language feed say at least two died in Kyiv; the documents do not reconcile the figures.
- Whether the toll of at least 21 covers all affected regions or only those confirmed so far. The documents cite Ukrainian officials but do not say the count is complete or list a breakdown by region beyond Pryluky.
- Details of any U.S.-led peace efforts. The AP says the possibility of low-level technical talks is still under discussion, without further specifics.
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- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns that intelligence services concluded Russia was building up for a “massive” strike. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The Associated Press publishes its report on the overnight strikes. [ 1 ]
- The Seattle Times publishes the AP report. [ 2 ]
- Reuters' Spanish-language feed publishes a headline saying a new wave of Russian attacks killed two people in Kyiv. [ 3 ]
- An AP Spanish-language feed publishes a headline saying a Russian missile attack killed at least two in Ukraine's capital. [ 4 ]