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Kharkiv struck by missiles after Ukraine launches mass drone attack on Russia
KYIV — At least 47 people, including five children, were injured on Sunday (Sept 1) after Russian missiles struck a shopping mall and events complex in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv, officials said. Earlier in the day, Russia said Kyiv had
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Earlier in the day, Russia said Kyiv had launched one of the biggest drone attacks against it since the full-scale war began, targeting power plants and an oil refinery, while Moscow's forces made further gains towards a key town in eastern Ukraine.
The Kharkiv attack prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to renew calls on allies to allow Kyiv to fire Western-supplied missiles deeper into enemy territory and reduce the military threat posed by Russia.
The fighting comes at a critical juncture in the two-and-a-half year conflict. Russia is pressing an offencive in eastern Ukraine while trying to expel Ukrainian forces that broke through its western border in a surprise incursion on Aug 6.
Last week, Russia pounded Ukraine with its heaviest airstrikes of the war, hitting targets including energy facilities.