adsRussian missile, drone assault kills four across Ukraine
Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine overnight, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in coordinated strikes that killed at least four people and injured around 100 others.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was the main target, though attacks also struck other regions. Residential buildings, a school, an opera house and a museum were damaged in the capital and surrounding areas.
Russia’s defence ministry said the strikes involved the Oreshnik hypersonic missile and were retaliation for what Moscow described as Ukrainian attacks on civilian infrastructure — an allegation Kyiv denies.
The latest bombardment drew condemnation from European leaders and heightened fears of further escalation in the war launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2022.
