Updated
Updated · The Independent · Jun 21
Russian Guided Bombs Hit Kharkiv Apartment Block, Killing 1 as Zelensky Warns of Massive Attack
Updated
Updated · The Independent · Jun 21

Russian Guided Bombs Hit Kharkiv Apartment Block, Killing 1 as Zelensky Warns of Massive Attack

3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jun 21

Summary

  • A body was pulled from rubble in Kharkiv after Russian guided bombs hit a low-rise apartment block early Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring nine, including a 6-year-old.
  • Zelensky warned Ukrainians to heed air-raid alerts over the coming hours, saying Russia had prepared a massive attack after Moscow vowed regular large-scale strikes.
  • Russian attacks elsewhere on Saturday killed at least seven more people — five in Zaporizhzhia, one near Sumy and one in Kherson region — showing the breadth of the assault.
  • The warning followed one of Ukraine's biggest aerial assaults on Russia, with hundreds of drones targeting Moscow overnight and hitting an oil refinery for the second time this week.

Insights

As Ukraine's drones cripple Russia's oil industry, is the tide of the long war finally turning against Moscow?
With US peace efforts stalled, can European diplomats leverage Russia's economic crisis to finally broker a deal for Ukraine?
While Ukraine's army advances, could a historical dispute with Poland fracture the alliance crucial for its victory?