Russia hits Ukraine with deadly missile salvo, killing at least 12
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Nikopol, Ukraine — Russia fired a barrage of more than 20 cruise missiles and two explosive drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least 12 people according to Ukrainian officials. The deadliest strike was at least one missile that tore into an apartment building in the central city of Uman, bringing death and destruction hundreds of miles from any active front line.
At least 10 people were killed in that strike, which tore off one end of the residential building as families slept.
"We're covered in blood," wailed a young mother in a video she posted on social media. "The children were sleeping here… it's good that everyone's alive."
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