Russian launched its deadliest attack in weeks against Kyiv, killing six people in the Ukrainian capital and causing widespread damage to residences.

Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Friday, striking residential buildings and triggering explosions and fires in districts throughout the Ukrainian capital, officials said.

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