KYIV
\nRussia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early on Tuesday in a heavy attack that authorities said killed 22 people and wounded more than 100.
\nThe strikes on cities including Kyiv and Dnipro followed Russian warnings of \u201csystematic\u201d attacks on the capital after a drone attack on a dormitory in Ukraine\u2019s Russian-held region of Luhansk last month. Kyiv denies targeting the dormitory.
\nIt was the third heavy assault on Kyiv in under a month, but Russia has been relentlessly attacking Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, since it invaded its smaller neighbour in 2022.
\nUS-brokered talks on the war in Ukraine have stalled with Washington focusing on Iran, while Russian advances on the battlefield have slowed this year and Kyiv has stepped up strikes on Russian oil refineries.
\nUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had fired 73 missiles and more than 600 drones in the overnight attack and urged Washington to send additional Patriot missile interceptors to replenish Kyiv\u2019s dwindling supplies.
\n\u201cThis was a large-scale attack and an absolutely clear statement from Russia: if Ukraine is not protected from ballistic and other missile strikes, these attacks will continue,\u201d Zelensky said on Telegram.
\nThe Kremlin said the war had entered \u201ca new paradigm\u201d after what it called \u201cinhumane acts of terror\u201d by Ukraine\u2019s military against civilians, echoing accusations Kyiv has made against Russian forces. Moscow warned last week of systematic strikes and urged foreigners to leave Kyiv.
\nZelensky sent a letter last week to US President Donald Trump and Congress, asking for air defence systems. As of Monday, officials said he had not received a response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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