Russia struck a public transport facility in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on June 23, killing at least two people as Ukraine grappled with yet another wide-scale attack involving Russian cruise missiles and Iranian-made drones.
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In central Ukraine, the military said air defenses thwarted a major air strike, downing all 13 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight at an airfield in Khmelnitskiy. The military said the attack was carried out around midnight by aircraft from the direction of the Caspian Sea.
Russia has drastically stepped up the frequency and intensity of its air strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and cities, in particular on Kyiv, from the beginning of last month, causing numerous casualties …