Russia launches its most lethal attack on Ukraine since the start of the war

Russia has launched its biggest air attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full scale invasion, the Ukrainian military told CNN, with an unprecedented number of drones and missiles fired at targets across the country, killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 150 others.

The series of attack began during the early dark hours of Friday which struck the whole nation. The blasts were reported in the capital, Kyiv, as well as its maternity hospital in the central city of Dnipro, the eastern city of Kharkiv, the southeastern port of Odesa, and the western city of Lviv, which is far from the frontlines.

Ukraine’s air force said that the blasts continued till Friday afternoon, as a barrage of missiles targeted the northern Cherkasy region, with one hitting the city of Smilla. Other missiles were detected to be origin from Russia’s Kursk region, heading towards the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy.

The attack grew condemnation from several nations in the west as well as the United Nations.

The attack by Russia is termed to be response to the attack carried out by Ukraine, a couple of weeks ago, which had destroyed Russian warship vessel at the Crimea port.