Twelve killed in Russian missile, drone attack on Ukraine

Twelve civilians dice successful Russian rocket onslaught connected Ukraine, targeting residential buildings and vigor infrastructure.

At slightest 12 radical person been killed aft Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles connected Ukraine that targeted residential buildings arsenic good arsenic vigor infrastructure.

On Saturday, Ukraine’s aerial unit said Russia launched 123 drones and much than 40 missiles. It managed to sprout down 56 of the drones and redirected 61, it said, without providing figures connected however galore missiles were intercepted.

Ukraine’s Emergency Services said a rocket struck a residential gathering successful the cardinal metropolis of Poltava, astir 120km (75 miles) from the border, sidesplitting 8 people, including a child, and injuring 17.

About 18 buildings, a kindergarten and vigor infrastructure were damaged.

In the northeastern metropolis of Kharkiv, the politician said a pistillate was killed and 4 radical were wounded successful a drone attack.

Sumy determination officials besides said 3 constabulary officers were killed arsenic they patrolled a municipality during the attacks.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said harm was caused successful six regions – Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy and Zaporizhia.

“Last nighttime Russia attacked our cities utilizing assorted types of weapons: missiles, onslaught drones, and aerial bombs,” helium wrote connected the Telegram app. “Each specified violent onslaught proves that we request much enactment successful defending ourselves against Russian terror. Every aerial defence system, each anti-missile weapon, saves lives.”

Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces launched attacks aimed astatine Ukraine’s state and different vigor infrastructure and had changeable down 108 Ukrainian drones successful the past 24 hours.

Fighting successful the astir three-year warfare has shown nary signs of de-escalating, contempt US President Donald Trump’s promise to enact a ceasefire wrong “24 hours” of taking bureau connected January 20.

Both Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin person said they are acceptable for talks connected ending the war, but neither broadside has said erstwhile oregon how.

Trump has been captious of the billions Washington has spent arming Ukraine, portion threatening to enforce further sanctions connected Russia if Putin does not scope a “deal” to extremity the war.

Since March 2024, Russia has launched aggregate rocket and drone attacks connected Ukraine’s powerfulness assemblage and different vigor infrastructure, knocking retired astir fractional of the country’s disposable generating capableness and forcing rolling blackouts.

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