Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital hits other cities

Russian forces have resumed scattered attacks on Kyiv western Ukraine and beyond after warning that it planned to step up missile strikes on the capital The strikes on Saturday were a reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the whole country remains under threat despite Russia s pivot toward a new offensive in the east Moscow says the renewed attacks targeted Ukrainian military sites But each day brings more civilian victims of a war that has shattered European security As Russia prepared for the anticipated offensive a mother wept over her 15-year-old son s body The teenager and at least eight other people died after rockets hit a residential area of the northeast city of Kharkiv

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