Russia pounds the Kyiv region, killing 4 and targeting the power grid
Russian aerial strikes on Kyiv and surrounding areas have killed four people, including a child, while damaging the power grid and a key internet exchange point.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pressed on with its weekslong missile and drone barrage of Kyiv and areas around the Ukrainian capital, killing four people including a child while targeting the power grid and a key internet exchange point, officials said Wednesday. Moscow’s steep escalation of its aerial campaign since the end of August heaps...
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