00:16Russia has just launched one of the biggest aerial attacks of the entire war.
00:21Overnight, the skies above Ukraine lit up as wave after wave of drones and missiles crossed the border.
00:28By morning, Ukrainian officials said Russia had launched an astonishing 729 aerial weapons,
00:36including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, hypersonic missiles, and hundreds of attack drones.
00:43And the main target was clear, Kiev.
00:46According to Ukraine's Air Force, air raid sirens echoed across the capital for hours as air defenses scrambled to respond.
00:54Explosions rocked the city, fires broke out in residential neighborhoods, and emergency crews rushed from one impact site to another.
01:04But here's the number that's grabbing attention around the world.
01:08Ukraine says it managed to shoot down or electronically suppress 642 of those 729 incoming threats.
01:17That's more than 88% of everything Russia launched in a single night.
01:22Still, with numbers this massive, some weapons inevitably got through.
01:27Officials say dozens of ballistic missiles, several cruise missiles, and multiple drones struck targets across the country.
01:35Kiev suffered the heaviest damage, with residential buildings hit, civilians trapped under rubble,
01:42and widespread fires reported across several districts.
01:45The attacks weren't limited to the capital.
01:48Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, and other regions also came under fire.
01:54Early reports indicate multiple fatalities and more than 100 injuries nationwide,
02:00with rescue operations continuing throughout the day.
02:04What makes this strike particularly significant is its scale and complexity.
02:09Russia didn't rely on one type of weapon.
02:12Instead, it launched hypersonic missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, attack drones, and decoy drones simultaneously,
02:21creating a multi-layered assault designed to stretch Ukraine's air defenses to their limits.
02:27Even after intercepting hundreds of incoming threats, Ukraine still faced impacts across dozens of locations.
02:35As emergency crews continue clearing debris and searching for survivors, one thing is becoming clear.
02:42This was not just another overnight attack.
02:46It was one of the largest aerial barrages since the invasion, and a stark reminder that the war remains as
02:52intense and dangerous as ever.
03:01The war remains as ever.
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