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\n New waves of deadly Russian missiles pounded Ukraine overnight Sunday while long range drone attacks by Kyiv sparked travel chaos at Moscow\u2019s airports.\n <\/p>\n
\n Residents of Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities faced another sleepless night on Sunday as Russia launched 450 missiles and drones overnight into Monday, Ukraine\u2019s Air Force said.\n <\/p>\n
\n The majority were shot down but 23 struck across three locations and debris from intercepted missiles landed in 12 areas, it added.\n <\/p>\n
\n Nationwide air raid warnings were issued, except in three regions, with local authorities reporting at least two people killed and 16 wounded in the past 24 hours.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cRussian strikes are always an assault on humanity \u2014 in Kyiv, a kindergarten caught fire, along with residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure,\u201d Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said.\n <\/p>\n
\n In Kyiv, the alert was raised at 11pm Sunday local time and remained in place for eight hours, with one killed and six wounded, police said.\n <\/p>\n
\n Kateryna, who only gave her first name, was among residents who rushed into Lukianivska subway station for shelter, in the city\u2019s northwest, where the entrance was damaged in the strikes.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was very scary when the attack happened,\u201d she told Reuters, sitting on the station escalator with her husband and pet dog which the couple carried over shards and splinters in the aftermath of the strike.\n <\/p>\n
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\n \u201cThere was lots of smoke and dust, we all got very scared. There was a little panic but, because life has taught us how to behave, we\u2019ve all gotten used to it. We cared for each other and for the animals too,\u201d she said.\n <\/p>\n
\n Fires broke out on the roof across several buildings and a supermarket in the city\u2019s southeastern Darnytskyi district.\n <\/p>\n
\n Fires were also reported in the more central districts of Shevchenkivskyi and Dniprovskiy, affecting two residential buildings and a shopping mall, with debris falling on a kindergarten in Dniprovskiy.\n <\/p>\n
\n In the northeastern city of Kharkiv, city mayor Ihor Terekhov reported 12 hits including one that ignited a blaze near a multistory residential building in the Kyivskyi district to the north.\n <\/p>\n
\n Elsewhere in the city, windows were blown out and there was damage to a road, tram tracks and electric wires.\n <\/p>\n
\n This latest attack includes cruise and ballistic missiles as well as powerful advanced Kinzhal missiles<\/a>, which are difficult to intercept, Ukraine\u2019s Air Force confirmed.\n <\/p>\n \n Russia has intensified its overnight strikes in recent weeks, targeting cities far from the frontline. Earlier this month it launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine involving 728 attack and decoy drones and 13 missiles, Ukraine\u2019s Air Force said.\n <\/p>\n \n Kyiv\u2019s forces have also continued to find ways of striking deep inside Russia.\n <\/p>\n \n Over the weekend thousands of passengers were forced to queue or sleep on the floor due to flight delays and cancelations at major Moscow airports sparked by long-range drone attacks, as seen in videos from Russian media.\n <\/p>\n \n Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the military downed 49 drones between Friday evening and Monday morning with no injuries or significant damage.\n <\/p>\n \n Dozens more were intercepted in west and southwest regions including Kursk, Rostov, Bryansk, Kaluga, Tula and Lipetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed.\n <\/p>\n \n In his daily address on Saturday, Zelensky called for talks with Russia<\/a> this week, to push forward ceasefire negotiations amid growing US pressure on Moscow to reach a deal.\n <\/p>\n \n Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was \u201cready to move quickly\u201d on achieving a peace deal with Ukraine, but its \u201cmain goal\u201d was to achieve its \u201cobjectives\u201d.\n <\/p>\n![\"Firefighters](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-21t041419z-1887104326-rc2rqfaorre5-rtrmadp-3-ukraine-crisis-attack-kyiv.JPG\")
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