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Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills 15, injures 131

Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills 15, injures 131
This attack, more than 18 months in the making, is *** sign of how Ukraine has changed the face of modern warfare, damaging air bases deep within Russian territory. *** CNN analysis of thousands of drone strikes on Russia over the past 3 years along with video and an exclusive interview. We coordinates light on how Ukraine's drone program has rapidly expanded since the start of the war. In the first months, you can see the attacks are mainly along the border area, but by the end of they start hitting key military targets like this blast shown on surveillance footage at *** fuel depot at Engels Air Base in December 2022. 5 months later, and the missions become more ambitious. This bold drone attack in May 2023 even damaged the roof of the Kremlin, the heart of the Russian government, and over 400 miles from. Drones are now frequently flying over Moscow, bringing the terror of war home to the Russian people. At the same time, Ukraine is maintaining pressure on Russia's war supplies wherever they are stored. In late summer of 2023, they target Skov Air Base in northern Russia beyond Moscow. In satellite imagery taken shortly after, you can see the damaged planes. By 2024, the number of drones getting sent into Russia is soaring. In June alone, over 1000 launched, according to CNN analysis. Ukraine's muscle comes from *** coordinated national effort to make combat drones ready to be sent into Russia. We spoke exclusively to one of these manufacturers who told us how the war kickstar Ukraine's national drone unit. I think Ukraine is in this area which drones were used last weekend is still *** tight-lipped secret. But experts say his drones are identical to those seen in images of the attack and were most likely the ones used. We can produce very good drones for special missions, and we will protect our country from Russian aggression. He shares some extraordinary insights into how it was possible for Ukraine to target so deep into Russia, hitting an airbase 2500 miles away. Is it possible to remote control that drone from Ukraine while the drone was in Balaya Air Base, for example? No problem. We can coordinate our drones in Moscow, etc. We need to link across satellite, across uh mobile towers or maybe our pilot will say near Craven. And the success of the program is apparent by the damage left behind. Multiple air bases hit, some in Russia's far east. Ukraine claims it inflicted $7 billion worth of damage on Russian weaponry, though that number has not been verified. Even so, the details of this stealthy operation are extraordinary. Drones smuggled in on wooden crates, then driven across Russia in containers. Catching locals by surprise as drones flew out of trucks to launch the assaults. Russia now faces an even steeper challenge to its long held dominance of the skies, Katie Pola, CNN, London.
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Updated: 6:15 AM CDT Jun 17, 2025
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Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills 15, injures 131
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Updated: 6:15 AM CDT Jun 17, 2025
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A nighttime Russian missile and drone bombardment of Ukraine killed 15 people and injured 131 others while they slept in their homes, local officials said Tuesday, with the main barrage centering on Kyiv.At least 14 people were killed as explosions echoed across the Ukrainian capital for almost nine hours during the night, Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said. The bombardment demolished a nine-story residential building, destroying dozens of apartments.Russia fired more than 440 drones and 32 missiles at Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, calling the Kyiv attack 鈥渙ne of the most terrifying strikes" on the capital.Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko said 114 people were injured and announced an official day of mourning in the city on Wednesday.It was one of the deadliest attacks on Kyiv in recent months and came after two rounds of direct peace talks failed to make progress on ending the war, now in its fourth year.Russia steps up aerial attacksRussia has repeatedly hit civilian areas of Ukraine with missiles and drones. The attacks have killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians, according to the United Nations. Russia says it strikes only military targets.Russia has in recent months stepped up its aerial attacks. It launched almost 500 drones at Ukraine on June 10 in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the war. Russia also pounded Kyiv on April 24, killing at least 12 people in its deadliest assault on the capital in eight months.The intensified long-range strikes have coincided with a Russian summer offensive on eastern and northeastern sections of the roughly 620-mile front line, where Ukraine is short-handed and needs more military support from its Western partners.Uncertainty about U.S. policy on the war has fueled doubts about how much help Kyiv can count on. Zelenskyy was set to meet with President Donald Trump in Canada on Tuesday and press him for more help, but the White House announced Trump would return early to Washington on Monday night because of tensions in the Mideast.Ukraine tries to keep the world's attentionZelenskyy is trying to prevent Ukraine from being sidelined in international diplomacy as tensions escalate in the Middle East and concerns remain over U.S. trade tariffs.Trump said earlier this month it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia 鈥渇ight for a while鈥� before pulling them apart and pursuing peace, even as European leaders have urged him to pressure Putin into accepting a ceasefire and compromising in peace talks.Ukraine鈥檚 Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia鈥檚 attacks during the G7 summit showed Putin鈥檚 鈥渢otal disrespect鈥� for the U.S. and other countries.鈥淩ussia not only rejects a ceasefire or a leaders鈥� meeting to find solutions and end the war. It cynically strikes Ukraine鈥檚 capital while pretending to seek diplomatic solutions,鈥� Sybiha wrote on social media.Ukrainian forces have hit back against Russia with their own domestically produced long-range drones.The Russian military said it downed 203 Ukrainian drones over 10 Russian regions between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.Russian civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia reported briefly halting flights overnight in and out of all four Moscow airports, as well as the airports in the cities of Kaluga, Tambov and Nizhny Novgorod, as a precaution.The overnight Russian drone strikes, meanwhile, also struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa, killing one person and injuring 17 others, according to Oleh Kiper, head of the regional administration.Russian President Vladimir Putin "is doing this simply because he can afford to continue the war. He wants the war to go on. It is troubling when the powerful of this world turn a blind eye to it,鈥� Zelenskyy said.Russian attack demolishes apartment buildingThe Russian attack delivered 鈥渄irect hits on residential buildings," the Kyiv City Military Administration said in a statement. "Rockets 鈥� from the upper floors to the basement,鈥� it said.A U.S. citizen died in the attack after suffering shrapnel wounds, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko told reporters.Thirty apartments were destroyed in a single residential block after it was struck by a ballistic missile, Klymenko said.鈥淲e have 27 locations that were attacked by the enemy. We currently have over 2,000 people working there, rescuers, police, municipal services and doctors,鈥� he told reporters at the scene of one of the attacks.Olena Lapyshniak, 49, was shaken from the strike that nearly leveled her apartment building. She heard a whistling sound and then two explosions that blew out her windows and doors.鈥淚t's horrible, it's scary, in one moment there is no life,鈥� she said. 鈥淭here's no military infrastructure here, nothing here, nothing. It's horrible when people just die at night.鈥漃eople were wounded in the city's Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said fires broke out in two other city districts as a result of falling debris from drones shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.Moscow escalated attacks after Ukraine's Security Service agency staged an audacious operation targeting war planes in air bases deep inside Russian territory.

A nighttime Russian missile and drone bombardment of Ukraine killed 15 people and injured 131 others while they slept in their homes, local officials said Tuesday, with the main barrage centering on Kyiv.

At least 14 people were killed as explosions echoed across the Ukrainian capital for almost nine hours during the night, Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said. The bombardment demolished a nine-story residential building, destroying dozens of apartments.

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Russia fired more than 440 drones and 32 missiles at Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, calling the Kyiv attack 鈥渙ne of the most terrifying strikes" on the capital.

Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko said 114 people were injured and announced an official day of mourning in the city on Wednesday.

It was one of the deadliest attacks on Kyiv in recent months and came after two rounds of direct peace talks failed to make progress on ending the war, now in its fourth year.

Russia steps up aerial attacks

Russia has repeatedly hit civilian areas of Ukraine with missiles and drones. The attacks have killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians, according to the United Nations. Russia says it strikes only military targets.

Russia has in recent months stepped up its aerial attacks. It launched almost 500 drones at Ukraine on June 10 in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the war. Russia also pounded Kyiv on April 24, killing at least 12 people in its deadliest assault on the capital in eight months.

The intensified long-range strikes have coincided with a Russian summer offensive on eastern and northeastern sections of the roughly 620-mile front line, where Ukraine is short-handed and needs more military support from its Western partners.

Uncertainty about U.S. policy on the war has fueled doubts about how much help Kyiv can count on. Zelenskyy was set to meet with President Donald Trump in Canada on Tuesday and press him for more help, but the White House announced Trump would return early to Washington on Monday night because of tensions in the Mideast.

Ukraine tries to keep the world's attention

Zelenskyy is trying to prevent Ukraine from being sidelined in international diplomacy as tensions escalate in the Middle East and concerns remain over U.S. trade tariffs.

Trump said earlier this month it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia 鈥渇ight for a while鈥� before pulling them apart and pursuing peace, even as European leaders have urged him to pressure Putin into accepting a ceasefire and compromising in peace talks.

Ukraine鈥檚 Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia鈥檚 attacks during the G7 summit showed Putin鈥檚 鈥渢otal disrespect鈥� for the U.S. and other countries.

鈥淩ussia not only rejects a ceasefire or a leaders鈥� meeting to find solutions and end the war. It cynically strikes Ukraine鈥檚 capital while pretending to seek diplomatic solutions,鈥� Sybiha wrote on social media.

Ukrainian forces have hit back against Russia with their own domestically produced long-range drones.

The Russian military said it downed 203 Ukrainian drones over 10 Russian regions between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

Russian civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia reported briefly halting flights overnight in and out of all four Moscow airports, as well as the airports in the cities of Kaluga, Tambov and Nizhny Novgorod, as a precaution.

The overnight Russian drone strikes, meanwhile, also struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa, killing one person and injuring 17 others, according to Oleh Kiper, head of the regional administration.

Russian President Vladimir Putin "is doing this simply because he can afford to continue the war. He wants the war to go on. It is troubling when the powerful of this world turn a blind eye to it,鈥� Zelenskyy said.

Russian attack demolishes apartment building

The Russian attack delivered 鈥渄irect hits on residential buildings," the Kyiv City Military Administration said in a statement. "Rockets 鈥� from the upper floors to the basement,鈥� it said.

A U.S. citizen died in the attack after suffering shrapnel wounds, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko told reporters.

Thirty apartments were destroyed in a single residential block after it was struck by a ballistic missile, Klymenko said.

鈥淲e have 27 locations that were attacked by the enemy. We currently have over 2,000 people working there, rescuers, police, municipal services and doctors,鈥� he told reporters at the scene of one of the attacks.

Olena Lapyshniak, 49, was shaken from the strike that nearly leveled her apartment building. She heard a whistling sound and then two explosions that blew out her windows and doors.

鈥淚t's horrible, it's scary, in one moment there is no life,鈥� she said. 鈥淭here's no military infrastructure here, nothing here, nothing. It's horrible when people just die at night.鈥�

People were wounded in the city's Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said fires broke out in two other city districts as a result of falling debris from drones shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.

Moscow escalated attacks after Ukraine's Security Service agency staged an audacious operation targeting war planes in air bases deep inside Russian territory.