Russian strikes kill 13 and injure scores of civilians

At least 13 people were killed the the latest Russian aerial attack across Ukraine

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Russia launched 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles against Kyiv alone, Ukraine's air force said, causing fires in residential buildings.

At least 14 people were injured in the capital. It was one of the biggest combined aerial assaults on the city since the war began.

The air force said it had downed six missiles and 245 drones.

"With each such attack, the world becomes more certain that the cause of prolonging the war lies in Moscow," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X.