Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv at approximately 3:38 a.m. local time on Saturday, striking three districts of the capital.
We reported this week on the Ukrainian attack on a bus near Briansk, Russia that was carrying a Belarusian athletic team. Zelenskiy denied Ukraine was behind the strike, saying it was a Russian provocation.
Oil-like residue is falling over Moscow and the surrounding region, leaving marks on cars, windowsills, benches, and other surfaces.
Analysts believe that the Zelensky government has a strategic goal of crippling fuel lines in Crimea in order to initiate a fuel crisis there.
Russia is striking Kyiv tonight with massive missile and drone barrage.
The Romanian Ministry of Defense says the Russian drone was not shot down because doing so could have posed a greater risk to civilians and infrastructure.
This as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday announced “a new stage in the use of Ukrainian weapons to limit the potential of Russia’s war.”
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