Damage at a riding school in an earlier strike outside Kharkiv, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters
Russia unleashed the largest missile and drone attack in more than three weeks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, with air defence downing two-thirds of the missiles.
The total of 53 missiles of various types, including four Iskander ballistic missiles launched from Crimea, as well as 47 explosive-laden Shahed drones, targeted Ukraine, air force commander Mykola Oleshchuk said.