At least eight people were killed and 60 wounded across Ukraine in devastating attacks overnight, as the war-torn country faced one of Russia’s largest bombing campaigns of the war.
Russian forces fired 47 missiles and 619 drones — including about 400 Shahed-type “kamikaze” drones,Ukraine’s Air Force said.
The strikes caused “considerable destruction” on the frontline city of Dnipro, where 27 houses, two kindergartens and a medical clinic were destroyed, Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov said.
Smoke was rising over the city of Dnipro after Russian drone and missile strikes. REUTERS
Explosions were first heard around 3:30 a.m. local time, and the barraged lasted “for more than 10 hours,” according to Dnipro Gov.…