At least 10 people died and dozens were wounded when Russia fired drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities on Friday delivering the largest attack within the past few months.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that 110 missiles were fired at major cities, including Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv. He also stated that Russia had used “everything it has in its arsenal,” including drones, cruise missiles and S-300 surface-to-air weapon systems.
Yuriy Ignat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, claimed Russia launched a wave of drones followed by missiles. The shelling hit at least five other cities, including Lviv in the west and Odesa on the Black Sea coast.
We haven’t seen so much red on our monitors for a long time.
The overnight attack came days after a Ukrainian strike damaged a Russian navy warship in Crimea.
Zelensky welcomed US President Joe Biden’s announcement of a new $250 million support package for Kyiv, including anti-aircraft missiles and ammunition. The aid could be the last one sent to Ukraine for a while, as Congress is preventing the funds from being disbursed.
[Ukraine] will do everything to maintain the proper level of co-operation next year.
