Ukraine hit with largest wave of Russian missiles since mid-August

21/09/2023 12:14 The Guardian

At least two dead and dozens injured as falling debris causes damage in Kyiv and Kharkiv suffers several strikesRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkrainian cities from east to west were hit overnight in Russia’s largest wave of missile attacks in more than a month, as at least two were killed and dozens wounded on United Nations World Peace Day.The strikes, the biggest since 15 August, came a day after reports of sabotage at a Russian military airfield in Chkalovsk, near Moscow, and in the week the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, presented a Ukrainian “peace formula” to the UN general assembly summit in New York. Continue reading...

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