Russian barrage kills several across Ukraine
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Key Points:
- Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 16 people and injured several others across Ukraine, including a 12-year-old child in Kyiv and nine people in Odesa, with authorities warning the death toll may rise.
- Kyiv experienced multiple missile waves causing explosions, fires, and damage to residential and commercial buildings, while in Dnipro, a missile strike injured at least 27 people and set residential buildings on fire.
- Ukraine's air force reported downing or neutralizing 31 Russian missiles and 636 drones during the attacks, which involved combined waves of ground-based and air-launched missiles as well as attack drones.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized Ukraine’s urgent need for more air defense systems from allies, stressing that pressure on Russia must continue and that all promises of assistance should be fulfilled promptly.
