乌克兰官员表示，俄罗斯发动了今年以来最致命的空中袭击，造成16人死亡，其中包括一名12岁的儿童。乌克兰国防部周四通报，俄方的夜间袭击包含近700架无人机和19枚弹道导弹，目标指向全国各地的城市。乌克兰首都基辅受损最为严重，市长维塔利·克利钦科表示，袭击导致4人死亡，一架无人机撞击了一栋18层公寓楼。此外，敖德萨有9人遇难，第聂伯罗有2人死亡。由于能源基础设施遭到打击，尼古拉耶夫和赫尔松周四上午处于停电状态。
总统泽连斯基表示，不应放宽对俄制裁，并敦促盟友施加更多压力，以应对俄方的战争投注。他向及时提供援助的国际社会表示感谢，认为每一份支持对挽救生命都至关重要。另据报道，美国财政部关于某些俄罗斯石油销售的制裁豁免已于上周六到期。该豁免此前由特朗普政府实施，旨在稳定美国期间的市场。
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Updated on: April 16, 2026 / 10:17 AM EDT
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Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched its deadliest aerial assault so far this year on Ukraine, killing 16 people, including a 12-year-old child, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Thursday's overnight attack included nearly 700 drones and 19 ballistic missiles targeting cities across the country. Ukraine's capital bore some of the heaviest damage. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the strikes killed four people, including the 12-year-old, adding that a drone slammed into an 18-story building. Regional officials said nine people were killed in Odesa and two in the southeastern city of Dnipro, where drones also struck residential buildings. Ukraine's southeastern cities of Mykolaiv and Kherson were without power Thursday morning, as the Russian attack targeted energy infrastructure in the region.
A crater caused by a Russian strike is visible in the ground on April 16, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack overnight.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia should not receive sanctions relief in the wake of the attack and implored allies to impose more pressure on Moscow. "Russia is betting on war, and the response must be exactly that: we must defend lives with all available means, and we must also apply pressure for the sake of peace with the same full force," Zelenskyy said in a social media post. "I am grateful to those in the world who work with us in this way and who help Ukraine in a timely and comprehensive manner, fully aware that every act of support truly matters for saving lives."A U.S. Treasury Department sanctions waiver on certain Russian oil sales expired Saturday. The waiver was part of an effort by the Trump administration to stabilize markets during America's war with Iran. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the administration "will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil," appearing to confirm that the sanctions relief would not be extended. Ukraine has increased its long-range attacks on Russia's oil and gas infrastructure recently as it attempts to offset the profits Russia has earned from higher Brent crude prices and sanctions relief during the Iran war.
Russia's defense ministry said 207 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight, while Ukraine's Air Force said 31 missiles and 636 drones were downed during Russia's attack.
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