The attack came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for broader US sanctions on Russian oil and a request for long-range missiles to strike back at Russia. Follow DW for more.
Ukraine's air force says it downed four of nine missiles and 50 of 62 drones launched in Russian attacks across Ukraine. Casualties were reported in the capital Kyiv and in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
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