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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Tom Watling

Russia launches barrage of 300 missiles and drones against Ukraine power grid in massive aerial assault

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine - (AP)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Vladimir Putin of “terrorising millions of people” after Russia launched one of its largest aerial attacks against Ukraine’s energy grid.

Vladimir Putin’s troops launched 93 missiles and almost 200 drones across Ukraine overnight into Friday, Mr Zelensky said, with the Ukrainian air force having to scramble prized western-supplied F-16 fighter jets to shoot down some of the projectiles. The air force said just under 90 per cent of the missiles were shot down.

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