Russia launched an intense air attack on Kyiv, using drones, cruise and probably ballistic missiles, city officials said.
The strike on Monday night was the eighth air raid in the capital this month.
In late April, Russia resumed its tactic of long-range missile strikes and has launched a flurry of attacks in recent days, often targeting Kyiv. Ukraine has been able to repel vast majority of the attacks so far.
Ukraine has been waiting for a full brigade that is being trained in Sweden, armed with modern Leopard 2 tanks, CV-90 combat vehicles and Archer artillery systems, making it one of its most potent units. It returned to Ukraine this month to be readied for battle.
When the next phase of Ukraine’s offensive begins it will not, as Russia’s was, be signalled by an obvious 40-mile convoy or waves of troops. Kyiv will do whatever it can to minimise its casualties, hence the urgency of Zelensky’s pleas for F-16 jets that could provide air cover for advancing soldiers.
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Russia launches intense air raid on Kyiv
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