Russian barrage on Ukraine kills 9, wounds dozens

Russia's barrage across Ukraine claimed at least nine lives and injured dozens more overnight, as authorities reported widespread attacks on Tuesday. The strikes hit cities including Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk, with Russia's defense ministry stating its forces targeted military-industrial enterprises and transport logistics centers.

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delivered a group strike with high-precision ground-based weapons, hitting military-industrial enterprises and transport-logistics centres in the cities of Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia

In Zaporizhzhia, regional administration head Ivan Fedorov reported a "massive" attack that killed six people and wounded 19. Meanwhile, in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, drone and artillery strikes across five districts resulted in three fatalities and five injuries, according to regional military administration head Oleksandr Ganzha.

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massive attack using missiles and guided aerial bombs

The attacks come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow had received more ballistic missiles from North Korea. He also indicated Russia's intent to deploy additional North Korean troops. This escalation follows a pattern of increased ballistic missile strikes by Russia on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, met by Ukrainian retaliatory strikes deep within Russian territory. The effectiveness of air defense systems, particularly against ballistic missiles like US Patriots, is highlighted amid concerns over interceptor shortages.

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under ballistic missile attack