Russia launched more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones toward Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in a deadly attack on April 28. Officials said at least 12 people were killed in the first large-scale air strikes in nearly two months, with the city of Uman suffering many of the casualties.
'Night Of Russian Terror': Deadly Missile Attacks Target Ukrainian Cities
- By RFE/RL
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A residential building in Uman burns following a Russian missile strike in the early morning of April 28. According to regional governor Igor Taburets, two cruise missiles struck the nine-story building, killing at least 10 people, including two children.
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A woman carries a child past the smoldering residential building in Uman after it was struck by Russian missiles.
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Rescuers worked throughout the morning in Uman in hopes of finding survivors who are still trapped in the rubble. On Twitter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the strikes, calling the attacks a "night of Russian terror."
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One of the people killed in Uman was a 75-year-old woman who was sleeping in a neighboring building. Emergency personnel believe she died from internal bleeding caused by the shockwave of the blast.
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One of the people killed in Uman was a 75-year-old woman who was sleeping in a neighboring building. Emergency personnel believe she died from internal bleeding caused by the shockwave of the blast.
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A woman reacts at the site of a heavily damaged residential building in Uman.
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Rescuers and residents search for survivors in the rubble in Uman.
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A rescue worker helps a crying woman in Uman.
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Rescuers remove the body of one of those killed in Uman in the early morning attack. The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was also rocked by explosions. Officials reported that air-defense units shot down 11 missiles and two drones.
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Firefighters at a residential building in Uman. The missiles were fired from aircraft operating in the Caspian Sea region, according to Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander in Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy.
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A firefighter battles a blaze at a storage facility hit by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, eastern Ukraine. Authorities reported that a 31-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter were killed in the early morning strike.
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Another location targeted by Russian missiles was the town of Ukrainka, which lies 40 kilometers south of Kyiv, where a residential building was struck.
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A local man clears the wreckage from his flat after it was struck by Russian missile fragments.
