KYIV, June 23: Russian drones and missiles have killed at least 10 civilians in Ukraine in overnight attacks, with seven deaths reported in the capital, Kyiv. Russia fired 352 drones and decoys, as well as 11 ballistic missiles and five cruise missiles, Ukraine’s air force said.
Air defenses intercepted or jammed 339 drones and 15 missiles before they could reach their targets. The strikes came nearly a week after a Russian attack killed 28 people in Kyiv, 23 of them in a residential building that collapsed after a direct missile hit. Russian forces have been trying to drive deeper into Ukraine as part of a summer push along the roughly 1,000-kilometer front line, though progress has failed to make significant gains. The Institute for the Study of War said that Russian forces are largely relying on poorly trained infantry to make gains in the face of Ukraine’s drone-based defense.
The latest strikes demonstrated Russia’s “unlimited cruelty” by deliberately aiming at civilian targets and promised more European sanctions on Moscow. (AP)
