Live Updates: Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Capital in Deadly Attacks
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- Russia struck Kyiv in deadly attacks that killed at least 18 people, according to local Ukrainian authorities
- Ukraine's president had warned that Moscow was preparing a 'massive strike' in the run-up to the attack
- Ukraine's forces have hit deeper into Russian territory, a development the source ties to the escalation prompting Russia's latest barrage
Why it matters: The Russian attack killed at least 18 civilians in Kyiv after Ukraine's president publicly warned of the incoming 'massive strike,' underscoring that Ukraine's deeper strikes into Russian territory are drawing intensified Russian retaliation against the Ukrainian capital.
