Russian missiles strike Ukrainian cities again, killing at least 7 and wounding dozens

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles struck three Ukrainian cities, including its two biggest, damaging apartment buildings and killing at least seven people. The attack came hours after Moscow shunned any deal backed by Kyiv and its Western allies aimed at ending the nearly 2-year-old war. Officials said Tuesday’s barrage injured at least 20 people in four districts of Kyiv, the capital. In Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine, authorities said the onslaught killed six people and injured 42 as the missiles damaged about 30 residential buildings. One death from a missile strike was also reported in Pavlohrad, an eastern industrial city. Analysts say Russia stockpiled missiles at the end of last year to press a winter bombardment campaign.