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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent

Ukraine hit by second day of large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes

Emergency workers in yellow reflective gear work through concrete rubble and debris
Emergency services at the site of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv on Thursday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Russian missiles and drones are pounding Ukraine for a second day, as almost continuous heavy attacks hit the country, with Kyiv bearing the brunt of an assault that has killed at least eight people, including a 13-year-old, and injured 44 in the capital.

The overnight attacks followed heavy daylight raids with missiles and drones across the country on Wednesday, one of the longest single attacks of the war.

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