At least 17 people killed in Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year

<p>More than 100 injured across country after Russia launches nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles</p><p>Russia has carried out its deadliest attack against Ukraine this year, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 100 in a wave of drone and missile strikes across the country.</p><p>Nine people died in the southern port city of Odesa and four were killed in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old boy. There were three fatalities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Another person died in Zaporizhzhia oblast.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/russia-attack-ukraine-drones-missiles-kyiv-odesa-volodymyr-zelenskyy">Continue reading...</a>