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NATO scrambles war planes during ferocious Russian attack as WW3 fears explode | World | News

NATO scrambles war planes during ferocious Russian attack as WW3 fears explode | World | News

NATO war planes were forced to scramble overnight as Russia hit Kyiv with brutal missile and drone strikes. At least two people were killed and seven wounded, signalling the end of a three-day ceasefire coinciding with US peace negotiators visiting Kyiv. Russia staged new strikes involving drones, followed by fearsome Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers, which targeted civilians. The upper floors of a 26-storey tower block in Holosiivskyi district were hit, and ten residents were trapped in a five-story building in Solomianskyi. A major fire also ignited at the Tetra Pak multinational food packaging and processing factory in northern Kyiv following overnight Russian Iskander-M/Kn-23 ballistic missile strikes. Mr Zelensky said: “The attack was complex, and the Russians deliberately planned it to cause as much damage as possible to people’s lives, using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and Shahed drones. “There is significant damage to residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure in the capital.” The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said: “Due to the activity of long-range Russian air forces conducting strikes on …

Horror warning issued over Europe’s biggest nuclear plant as Russia launches deadly attack | World | News

Horror warning issued over Europe’s biggest nuclear plant as Russia launches deadly attack | World | News

At least 12 people were killed after a Russian attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas overnight (Image: Ukrainian State Emergency Service/AFP via Getty Images) Russia launched another deadly attack on Ukraine overnight – as the war-torn country nuclear energy company issues a stark warning about the Russian occupation of one of its biggest sites. The wave of overnight missiles strikes have killed 12 people as witnesses reported more than a dozen explosions. In an update on Telegram, it said 34 people had been injured as emergency responders continued working at the strike sites. Apartment blocks and warehouses were hit in the “massive attack” on Thursday, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS). Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said a children’s hospital in Kyiv was among the buildings struck in the attack, while people were trapped in one destroyed residential building. Kyiv was battered by a wave of overnight Russian missile strikes (Image: Getty) He added an educational institution was damaged while windows were broken and cars set ablaze nearby. The mayor said missiles also …