‎At least three people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a “massive” overnight Russian aerial attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky says.
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‎He says regions across the country were targeted as part of a “deliberate strategy” to “intimidate civilians and destroy our infrastructure”, with one direct missile hit reported on a residential building.
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‎Ukraine’s air force says Moscow launched 619 drones and missiles. Russia’s defence ministry says its “massive strike” used “precision weapons” and targeted military-industrial facilities.
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‎Separately, Russia says four people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Samara region. Kyiv says it hit a major oil refinery there
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‎Ukraine also says another Russian oil refinery was damaged in the neighbouring Saratov region.
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‎Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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‎In a post on social media, President Zelensky said Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv regions were attacked by Russia overnight.
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‎He said “residential areas and civilians facilities” were hit.
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‎In the central city of Dnipro, the president added, there was a “direct hit of a missile with cluster munitions on a high-rising residential building”.–BBC
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