Ukraine attacks Russia with drones after suffering three days of massive strikes
Large-scale attack on Russian regions and huge oil refinery comes after 24 were killed when missile hit flats in Kyiv
TL;DR
- Ukraine launched a large-scale long-range drone attack on Russian regions, targeting an oil refinery in Ryazan.
- This attack followed three days of extensive Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv.
- A Russian cruise missile hit an apartment block in Kyiv, killing 24 people, including three children.
- The Council of Europe is moving towards setting up a war crimes court to try Russia's leadership for its war of aggression against Ukraine.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the site of the destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
- Russia stated that four people, including a child, were killed in the Ukrainian drone strikes.
- Russian authorities opened a terrorism investigation into the Ukrainian strikes, citing damage to residential buildings and an industrial facility.
- Witnesses suggested the Ryazan oil refinery was the target of the Ukrainian strikes.
- Ukraine announced a day of mourning on Friday to honor the victims of the Kyiv attack.