At least nine people killed, dozens wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine

Russia launches 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s air force.Ukrainian authorities say at least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing a major assault.Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3NATO states slam Russia after drone crashes in Romanialist 2 of 3EU states summon Russian envoys over Kyiv threatlist 3 of 3Russia to task bankers with shooting down Ukrainian dronesend of listKyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least four people were killed in the Ukrainian capital and 58, including two children, were wounded in the “mass enemy attack”.“Explosions in the city. Air defence forces are working! Stay in shelters!” Klitschko had warned earlier.In the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine, at least eight people were killed and at least 36 others, including children, were wounded in Russian attacks, Governor Oleksandr Ganzha said.Ten people, including a child, were wounded in the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Audrey Macalpine said the government had warned Ukrainians about a potential large-scale Russian attack and many had been sheltering in place.Russia’s military said the bombardment targeted Ukraine’s military-industrial complex.The “massive strike” using “high-precision weapons” was aimed at targets in Kyiv and the regions of Zaporizhia, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk as well as energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian military in other regions, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement.Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone strike killed one person in Russia’s Kursk region near the border with Ukraine, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said.