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Russia unleashes 11-hour barrage of strikes on Kyiv

Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv overnight, destroying residential buildings and killing more than a dozen civilians in strikes Moscow's military called retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on its own civilian infrastructure.

Ukraine's air force said Russia launched nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles toward the country in a “massive combined strike,” simultaneously targeting the capital from different directions. While most of the missiles and drones were intercepted, a total of 33 projectiles made impact.

CNN's Ivan Watson has details on the attack and a statement from Russian officials. Also, Peter Zalmayev from the Eurasia Democracy Initiative and Orysia Lutsevych from Chatham House Ukraine Forum have more on the impact of the Russian strikes.

0:00 33 Russian projectiles break through Ukrainian defenses and strike Kyiv 0:57 Volodymyr Zelensky's warning ahead of the attacks 3:07 Analyst in Kyiv says most of the targets in Russian barrage were civilian 7:18 Putin's revenge mission

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