Moscow\u2019s forces have\u00a0hit civilian areas almost day by day\u00a0since its\u00a0all-out invasion\u00a0of its neighbor greater than 4 years ago, with the regular assaults occasionally punctuated by massive attacks. Greater than\u00a015,000 Ukrainian civilians\u00a0have died within the strikes, the United Nations says.<\/p>\n
The Russian Defense Ministry said the operation was launched \u201cin retaliation\u201d for Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia, where long-range drones and missiles have hit Russian oil refineries and war-related ma<\/p>\n
European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa described it as \u201cone more horrendous attack\u201d while people slept of their homes.<\/p>\n
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Ukraine has developed a\u00a0significant domestic arms industry, especially within the production of drones and missiles, but it may possibly\u2019t yet match the sophistication of U.S. Patriot air defense systems. Ukraine\u2019s top diplomatic priority is securing allies\u2019 help to purchase and construct more and higher air defenses, Zelenskyy said this week.<\/p>\n
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Money-strapped Ukraine also needs the speedy disbursement of a promised loan from the European Union of 90 billion euros ($106 billion) that has been blocked by Hungary.<\/p>\n
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Money-strapped Ukraine also needs the speedy disbursement of a promised loan from the European Union of 90 billion euros ($106 billion) that has been blocked by Hungary.<\/p>\n
Ukraine fears the\u00a0Iran war\u00a0is burning through stockpiles of the advanced American-made systems it needs, and has argued against a U.S. temporary waiver on Russian oil sanctions that Kyiv says helps finance the Kremlin\u2019s war effort.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOne other night has proven that Russia doesn’t deserve any easing of worldwide policy or lifting of sanctions,\u201d Zelenskyy said on X.<\/p>\n
He thanked Germany, Norway and Italy for brand spanking new agreements this week on supporting Ukraine\u2019s air defense. Officials are also working with the Netherlands on additional supplies, he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI even have instructed the Commander of the Air Force to contact those partners who earlier committed to providing missiles for Patriot and other systems,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n
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A minimum of 4 people were killed overnight in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old, with greater than 50 others injured, based on authorities. Officials said the attack damaged 17 apartment buildings, 10 private homes, in addition to a hotel, office center, automobile dealership, gas station and a shopping center within the capital.<\/p>\n
Nine people were killed and 23 injured within the southern port city of Odesa, three women were killed and around three dozen injured within the central Dnipro region, and one person was killed in Zaporizhzhia within the south.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSuch attacks can’t be normalized. These are war crimes that have to be stopped and their perpetrators held to account,\u201d Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X.<\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s air force said air defenses shot down or disabled 667 out of 703 incoming targets, including 636 Shahed-type drones and other uncrewed aerial vehicles.<\/p>\n
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It said 20 strike drones and 12 missiles hit 26 locations.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in Russia, Krasnodar regional Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev reported that a 14-year-old girl and a girl were killed in Ukrainian strikes within the Black Sea port of Tuapse.<\/p>\n
He said that attacks damaged six apartment buildings, 24 private houses and three schools. Drone fragments also fell near Tuapse.<\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said that its air defenses downed 207 Ukrainian drones overnight.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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