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New Nato chief calls for more support to Ukraine as Russia launches largest drone strike
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on November 25, 2024, a rescue worker puts out a fire of a burned car in the yard of an apartment building damaged by a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine [Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP]

RUSSIA launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a night-time attack, making it a record number in a single attack, Ukrainian authorities said today.

Ukraine’s air force said that most of the drones were intercepted but apartment buildings and critical infrastructure such as the national power grid were damaged.

No casualties were immediately reported in the 17 targeted regions.  

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