Kyiv, Aug. 20 -- At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured after Russia launched a major overnight barrage against Kyiv and surrounding areas, Ukrainian officials said Thursday, as the attacks also spilled into neighboring Romania and Moldova.
The strikes damaged residential buildings and civilian infrastructure across the Ukrainian capital, including a hospital, school, preschool and warehouses. Emergency crews searched damaged buildings for survivors while firefighters battled large blazes across the city, according to media reports..
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had combined drones with cruise and ballistic missiles in an attack aimed at causing widespread destruction.
Ukraine reported that strikes also t...