Russian missiles and drones bombard Ukraine in hourslong attack

A massive, hours-long bombardment of Ukrainian cities using hundreds of drones and missiles leaves at least 16 civilians dead. | Contesto: cronaca

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Russian forces launched a massive, hours-long aerial assault on Ukraine early Friday, hammering civilian areas across the country with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. The attack, one of the most intense in recent months, killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens more, according to Ukrainian emergency services. Critical infrastructure, residential buildings, and energy facilities in multiple regions were struck, plunging neighborhoods into darkness and igniting fires that burned through the night. The scale of the bombardment was staggering. Ukrainian air force officials reported intercepting a significant number of the incoming weapons, but the sheer volume overwhelmed defenses. The assault involved a complex mix of Iranian-designed Shahed drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, launched from various positions within Russia and the occupied Crimean peninsula. The prolonged nature of the attack, which lasted over six hours, appeared designed to exhaust Ukrainian air defenses and probe for weaknesses. In the capital, Kyiv, the familiar wail of air raid sirens sent residents scrambling for shelter before dawn. Explosions echoed as air defense systems engaged targets overhead. "It was continuous," said one resident, whose apartment windows were shattered by a nearby blast. "You could hear the drones, then the explosions from the interceptions, then more drones. It felt like it would never end." Similar scenes played out in Kharkiv, Lviv, and Zaporizhzhia, where rescue teams worked to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings. This attack represents a grim escalation in Russia's strategy of targeting Ukraine's energy grid and civilian population centers, a tactic intensively used last winter. The timing is significant, coming as Ukraine awaits crucial military aid from its Western allies and as Russian ground forces press offensive operations in the east. Analysts suggest the bombardment serves a dual purpose: to cripple Ukraine's industrial and logistical capacity ahead of the warmer months and to terrorize the civilian population, undermining morale and resilience. The international response was swift, with leaders from the...

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