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It was already the second massive Russian air attack on Ukraine within ten days. Is Russia striking all the harder ...
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Russia's Escalating Airstrikes Amid Battlefield LossesWithin ten days, Russia launched two major attacks involving over 70 missiles, causing at least 13 deaths and widespread damage.
- Russia executed its second massive airstrike on Ukraine in ten days, targeting Kyiv as the primary objective.
- The attacks resulted in at least 13 fatalities and significant damage to residential buildings and critical infrastructure.
- Ukraine's air force reported intercepting 40 missiles and 602 drones out of the 73 missiles and 656 drones launched by Russia.
- Despite setbacks on the frontlines, Ukraine aims to push for peace talks before winter while Russia continues aggressive strikes.
decided to open a new chapter in the sequence of their crimes, giving the conflict as a whole a new quality.— Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with officials about the Ukrainian drone attack on Starobilsk on May 22
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