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       At least eight people have been killed and several others were injured as Russia launched missile attacks targetting major Ukrainian cities on Friday morning.

       Russia attacked capital Kyiv, Lviv, eastern Dnipro, Odesa and Kharkiv using hypersonic, ballistic and cruise missiles, the Ukrainian air forces said.

       Local media reports also said a maternity hospital in Dnipro, central Ukraine had come under attack during the strikes.

       Local officials have confirmed four deaths in Dnipro, two in Odssa, one in Kyiv and another in Lviv.

       Air defence systems were engaged in Kyiv after multiple explosions set fire to residential buildings and warehouses, prompting authorities to announce a missile threat.

       Over 20 people have been injured across Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv. Twenty two Russian strikes were recorded in Kharkiv, damaging a hospital, residential buildings and an industrial facility, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said in televised comments.

       A building of a metro station in Ukraine‘s capital used as a shelter was also damaged, local Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said on Telegram messenger app.

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       Show latest update 25 minutes ago Ukraine downs 27 Russian drones and 87 cruise missiles

       Russia targeted Ukraine with 158 drones and missiles overnight in its biggest air attack since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, targeting critical infrastructure, industry and military facilities, the Ukrainian military said.

       Ukraine‘s air defences downed 27 drones and 87 cruise missiles, Ukraine‘s army chief wrote on the Telegram messenging app.

       It was “the most massive attack from the air”, the head of the air force added.

       Athena Stavrou 29 December 2023 09:28

       1 hour ago In pictures: Aftermath of overnight missile strikes

       Firefighters work on a site of a building damaged after a Russian attack in Kyiv

       (AP)

       Smoke rises in the sky over Kyiv after a Russian missile and drone strike

       (REUTERS)

       (AP)

       Athena Stavrou 29 December 2023 08:52

       1 hour ago 110 missiles launched

       Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that 110 Russian missiles were launched on Friday in an attack on several major Ukrainian cities.

       He added that most were shot down.

       Russia attacked capital Kyiv, and cities of Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa and eastern Dnipro using hypersonic, ballistic and cruise missiles, including the extremely hard-to-intercept X-22 type, Ukrainian air forces said.

       Several fatalities, injuries and damage to infrastructure have been confirmed by local officials in each area.

       Athena Stavrou 29 December 2023 08:28

       1 hour ago At least eight killed in four major Ukrainian cities

       At least eight people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on several major Ukrainian cities.

       In Dnipro, at least four have been killed and dozens injured during the attack which also damaged a maternity hospital, according to local officials.

       Two were also reportedly killed in Odesa, one in Kyiv and another in Lviv.

       Athena Stavrou 29 December 2023 08:09

       2 hours ago At least two killed in major overnight strikes on several major Ukrainian cities

       Russia launched a missile attack on several major Ukrainian cities early on Friday morning killing at least two and injuring several others.

       The capital Kyiv, Lviv, eastern Dnipro and Kharkiv were all targetted using hypersonic, ballistic and cruise missiles, the Ukrainian air forces said.

       Local media reports also said a maternity hospital in Dnipro, central Ukraine had come under attack during the strikes.

       One person was killed in Kharkiv and another fatality was reported in Liviv after a missile hit a residential building. At least 18 have been injured across Kyiv, Kharkiv and Liviv.

       Athena Stavrou 29 December 2023 07:33

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       Jane Dalton 29 December 2023 07:00

       3 hours ago Recap: Biden authorises final $250m aid package for Ukraine

       The United States will transfer $250m in arms and munitions to Ukraine as part of what could be the final package of American defence assistance to Kyiv amid a refusal to authorise more funds by Republicans in Congress:

       Biden authorises final $250m aid package for Ukraine Republicans have blocked a supplemental appropriations package meant to continue defence assistance for Kyiv

       Jane Dalton 29 December 2023 06:01

       4 hours ago In pictures: Mourning Ukrainian soldiers

       The funeral ceremony of Vasyl Medviychuk and his comrade Dmytro Dosiak in Verkhovyna, Ukraine

       (AP)

       Ukrainian servicemen arriving by SUV truck with the coffin of their comrade Vasyl Medviychuk

       (AP)

       Relatives and friends gather during the funeral ceremony of Ukrainian officers Vasyl Medviychuk and Dmytro Dosiak

       (AP)

       Jane Dalton 29 December 2023 05:01

       5 hours ago Recap: Russia launches new frontline attacks

       Russia appears to have launched a renewed attack on a key eastern Ukrainian town as Kyiv’s top general warned that without the supply of more weapons, the Kremlin could destroy key positions on the front line:

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       Jane Dalton 29 December 2023 04:01

       6 hours ago Ukraine says Russian forces killed three unarmed prisoners of war

       Three servicemen said by prosecutors to have been captured and shot dead by Russian forces this month were members of the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade, according to Ukraine’s Airborne Assault Troops.

       Russia has yet to comment on the allegation, the second accusation this month by Ukrainian prosecutors that it has killed prisoners of war.

       Footage of the alleged killing appears to show three unarmed figures collapsing from a stationary position after being fired upon.

       The Airborne Assault Troops said unidentified enemy personnel, “acting intentionally, in violation of the laws and customs of war,” had deliberately killed the three.

       It said their bodies had been removed by Ukrainian authorities from the scene, previously identified as being near the village of Robotyne in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhia region.

       “This is another case of a gross violation by the aggressor country of international humanitarian law regarding the treatment of prisoners of war,” the prosecutor’s office said when it announced its investigation.

       Jane Dalton 29 December 2023 03:01

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