Russia takes revenge on Ukraine over drone attacks deep inside its territory with widespread aerial bombardments
Strikes came just days after Kyiv's assault on enemy's military airfields
Russia struck Ukraine with a thunderous aerial bombardment yesterday, dampening hopes of a peace deal anytime soon days after Kyiv embarrassed the Kremlin with a surprising drone attack on military airfields deep inside Russia.
The barrage was one of the fiercest of the three-year war, lasting several hours, striking six Ukrainian territories, and killing at least four people and injuring about 50 others. Among the dead were three emergency responders in Kyiv and someone who was pulled from the rubble of an apartment building in a northwestern city.
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