Russia fired 122 missiles, bombed with 36 drones in the biggest attack on Ukraine

Ukrainian officials said Friday that Russia fired 122 missiles and carried out 36 drone strikes at Ukrainian targets in the deadliest attack, killing at least 24 people. An Air Force official said that this is the biggest air attack in the 22-month-long war. Ukrainian army chief Valery Zaluzny said the Ukrainian Air Force shot down most of the missiles and Shahed drones overnight. “This is the largest air strike since Russia launched a full-scale war in February 2022,” Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his official Telegram channel. Officials said the attack, which began on Thursday, A maternity hospital, apartment blocks and several schools were destroyed.

He said that at least 24 people were killed and many were buried under the debris in the attack that continued for about 18 hours and 130 others were injured. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the previous largest attack took place in November 2022, when Russia fired 96 missiles at Ukraine. The first major attack this year was on March 9, when Russia fired 81 missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces used a variety of weapons, including ballistic and cruise missiles. “Today, Russia used almost every type of weapon in its arsenal,” he said in a post on the social media platform X. Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuri Ihnat said Russia apparently used everything at its disposal to attack various targets throughout Ukraine. The attacks, which began Thursday and continued for about 18 hours, targeted six cities, including the capital Kiev and regions of eastern and western Ukraine, according to officials.

Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that this major attack should bring the world together to take further action in support of Ukraine. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on ‘X’, “Today millions of Ukrainians woke up to the sound of horrific explosions.” He said, “I wish the sound of the explosions in Ukraine could be heard throughout the world.” In all major capitals, headquarters and parliaments, those who are currently debating further support for Ukraine.

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