Russia attacks Ukraine with 700 drones
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Hundreds of Russian drones flying from all directions attacked Kyiv overnight into Thursday in an apparent new Russian tactic, marking a second consecutive night of ferocious attacks on Ukraine.
We’ve been verifying video being posted online from Ukraine following an overnight Russian attack involving around 400 drones and 18 missiles, according to the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine’s worst hit area was Kyiv, he said, where two people were killed. He reported five other regions were hit.
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