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A barrage of Russian missiles on Ukraine.
The attacks hit across a wide swath of Ukraine.Credit…Reuters
Russia pounds Ukraine with hundreds of missiles
Moscow launched more than 200 missiles and drones across a wide swath of Ukraine yesterday, in what Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, described as “one of the largest strikes” of the 30-month-old war. Officials said four people had been killed and more than 30 others had been injured.
The strikes damaged energy facilities and sent residents into basements and subways to seek shelter. The attacks occurred against the backdrop of Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into southern Russia — the first invasion on Russian soil since World War II.
That offensive has slowed in recent days, but Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces had advanced slightly and taken control of two more settlements. It was not possible to verify the claim independently. Russian troops have simultaneously been attacking relentlessly along the front line inside Ukraine.
Quotable: “Like most previous Russian strikes, this one is just as vile, targeting critical civilian infrastructure,” Zelensky said on social media. “There is a lot of damage in the energy sector,” he said, adding that crews were repairing the damage.
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