Heavy Russian Attack on Ukrainian Cities Kills at Least 17
Smoke following a Russian strike in Kyiv, on April 16.
Photographer: Serhii Okunev/AFP/Getty Images
Russia carried out one of the largest attacks on Ukraine so far this year, killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens in an overnight onslaught of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv and other major cities.
Ukraine’s Air Defense said Russia launched in excess of 40 ballistic and cruise missiles as well as more than 650 drones of various types, calling it one of the toughest attacks of the year to date. Dnipro, Odesa, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia were hit along with the capital.