Ukraine was hit with the largest Russian attack of the war last night, with 550 drones and missiles fired at the country. Kyiv was hit particularly hard, and Mayor Vitali Klitschko said damage was recorded in 6 of Kyiv's 10 districts.
Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday injuring 23 people and inflicting damage across multiple parts of the capital. The majority of projectiles were Iranian-developed Shahed drones, and Russia also used 11 missiles in the attack.
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 270 targets, including two cruise missiles. Another 208 targets were lost from radar and presumed jammed. But Russia successfully hit eight locations with nine missiles and 63 drones. Debris from intercepted drones fell across at least 33 sites.
The attack came hours after President Donald Trump held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and made his first public comments on his administration's decision to pause some shipments of weapons to Ukraine.
That decision affects munitions, including Patriot missiles, the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile and shorter-range Stinger missiles. They are needed to counter incoming missiles and drones, and to bring down Russian aircraft. It's been less than a week since Russia's previous largest aerial assault of the war. Ukraine's air force reported that Russia fired 537 drones, decoys and 60 missiles in that attack.
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