乌克兰当地当局周四表示,俄罗斯在夜间发动的导弹和无人机袭击造成乌克兰全境至少16人死亡,多人受伤。俄方发射了近700架无人机和数十枚导弹,主要针对平民目标。这是近两周以来最大规模的空中打击。俄罗斯国防部确认了此次行动,称这是为了报复乌克兰对俄罗斯境内炼油厂和军工厂的打击。在首都基辅,包括一名12岁儿童在内的四人丧生,另有九人在南部港口城市敖德萨死亡。基辅市军事管理员表示,袭击造成至少18人受伤。基辅市长克利奇科称,应急小组在市中心一栋受损大楼中救出了被困人员。在第聂伯罗,导弹袭击造成2人死亡,至少27人受伤,其中5人伤势严重,导致多栋住宅楼起火。欧洲理事会主席安东尼奥·科斯塔称,这是又一次可怕的袭击。多地空袭警报持续至凌晨,住宅和商业建筑遭到广泛破坏。
Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 16 people and injured several others across Ukraine in overnight attacks, local authorities said Thursday.
Russian forces launched nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, primarily targeting civilians.
It was the largest aerial barrage in almost two weeks, authorities said.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the operation, saying the barage was launched "in retaliation" for Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia, where long-range drones and missiles have hit Russian oil refineries and war-related manufacturing plants.
In the capital Kyiv, a 12-year-old child and three others were killed in a Russian strike, while nine people died in the southern port city of Odesa, officials said.
At least 18 people were injured in Kyiv, military administrator Tymur Tkachenko said, with local media reporting multiple explosions as missiles struck the city in several waves.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said emergency teams had rescued a mother and child from a building in a central district of the city, where the ground floor was badly damaged.In Dnipro, two people were killed and at least 27 injured, five of them criticallyImage: Dnipro Regional Military Administration/REUTERS
Firefighters struggled to control multiple blazes across Kyiv.
In Dnipro, a missile strike injured at least 27 people and set residential buildings on fire, regional authorities said. Five of the injured were in critical condition.Blasts reported from across districts
European Council President Antonio Costa described the events as "yet another horrendous attack" while people slept in their homes.
Explosions were reported across multiple districts, with damage to residential and commercial buildings. The full extent of the damage and casualties remained unclear.
Air raid alerts were issued across several regions as attacks continued into the early morning.
On Wednesday evening, a Russian drone strike hit an apartment block in Odesa, killing at least one person and injuring six.
Ukraine's air force said it downed or neutralized 31 Russian missiles and 636 drones in attacks across the country.
"During this period, the enemy launched two waves of combined attacks on Ukrainian territory, using ground-based and air-launched missiles, as well as attack drones," the air force said in a statement on Telegram.Germany and Ukraine agree new strategic partnershipTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
'Pressure on Russia must work, says Zelenskyy
It all comes in the wake of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's 48-hour trip this week to Germany, Norway and Italy, as his government races to obtain more air defense systems that can stop Russian missiles.
Ukraine is hoping allies can help to buy and build more air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday after meeting European allies in Germany.
"Every day we need air defense missiles — e