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Russia Launches Largest Drone and Missile Attack on Kyiv Overnight

Summary In the overnight hours of April 15–16, 2026, Russia conducted a large-scale aerial assault on Kyiv, launching 659 drones, 19 ballistic missiles, and 25 cruise missiles in two waves. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted approximately 95% of these threats, but several projectiles penetrated, resulting in at least four deaths—

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