Russia launches massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv, hitting UNESCO heritage site
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The Economist
10h ago· 1 min readenNews
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Summary
Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine involving 611 drones and 70 missiles, targeting Kyiv. The attack struck the ancient Pechersk Lavra monastery complex (a UNESCO World Heritage site), military-production facilities, and power infrastructure. Civilian areas were also hit, resulting in casualties. Russia currently dominates the missile war, but Ukraine hopes to change this dynamic.
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· 3 pulledUkrainians awoke on Monday to a familiar stench of kerosene, fire and blood.
The capital's ancient Pechersk Lavra monastery complex, a unesco World Heritage site, was hit by what local authorities described as a direct strike.
Elsewhere the primary targets appeared to be military-production facilities and power infrastructure, but as usual some missiles landed in bedrooms.
Russia is dominating the missile war by default, but Ukraine hopes that will change
