Russian missile and drone strikes kill civilians across Ukraine

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The strikes are the most significant reported international development in the available coverage because they affected multiple Ukrainian regions and caused civilian casualties. Reports said missiles and drones hit Kyiv and the Lviv region, while a ballistic-missile strike injured people at a university in Rivne. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said Ukraine had not received intelligence from partners about missiles headed toward Kyiv. The attacks come amid broader regional security concerns, including a separate drone attack on a vessel near Bulgaria that left sailors missing, but the Ukraine strikes have the clearest immediate civilian impact.

Sources: Euronews, NPR, CNN, UN News