KYIV, Ukraine: Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones in an overnight onslaught that ran into the daylight of hours Thursday, when explosions echoed around Kyiv through the morning.
Ukraine is desperately short of U.S.-made Patriot air defense missiles that can counter Russia's ballistic missiles, and Moscow's fast-flying jet-powered drones have brought another challenge since the Russian military's full-scale invasion began 4½ years ago.
