Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

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NPR — 🇺🇸 United States
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Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks.
Russia claimed to have destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones overnight; about 600 were headed toward Moscow.
An 83-year-old man was killed in the Moscow region; Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk damaged by fire.
Rostov region saw a drone attack with 150+ drones, killing five and damaging homes and a railway station.
Zelenskyy says Russians strike civilian infrastructure with ballistic missiles as air raid alerts continue.

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🇺🇸 United States (outlet HQ)
topics: Hardware, Politics, Cybersecurity · language: eng

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published 16 Aug, 10:12Z
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