Update

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has retaliated for a weekend Ukrainian attack on a critical bridge by unleashing its biggest and most widespread attacks against Ukraine in months. The lethal barrage Monday against multiple cities smashed civilian targets. It killed at least 14 people, knocked out power and water, and shattered cars and buildings. Ukraine’s Emergency Service said nearly 100 people were wounded across the country in the morning attacks — the biggest and broadest since the early days of the war. One Russian missile hit a playground in downtown Kyiv and another struck a central building of a university. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks aimed to inflict the most damage on civilians.

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities. The attack Monday smashed civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings. The attack in the capital brought back into focus the grim reality of war after months of easing tensions there. The Emergency Service said a total of at least 11 people were killed and 64 were wounded in the attacks across Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the strikes were in retaliation for what he called Kyiv’s “terrorist” actions. It was a reference to Ukraine’s attempts to repel Moscow’s invasion forces and cripple their supply lines.