Massive Russian attack kills 18 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting

Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing 18 civilians and wounding 131. Ukrainian officials attributed the escalation to Moscow's strategy to exploit Ukraine's shortage of U.S.-made air defense systems. The attack targeted Kyiv, Dnipro, and eastern cities, with 12 deaths in Dnipro and six in Kyiv.