During this period, Ukrainian air defenses have also shot down 40 so-called kamikaze drones, primarily the Iranian-built Shahed-136. In the past two days, Ukraine’s air-defense forces have shot down at least 66 cruise missiles out of more than 120, according to the Ukrainian General Staff, and have destroyed all but eight of the cruise missiles fired at Ukraine on Tuesday alone. The Russian-launched missile attack on Monday damaged many civilian targets and killed at least 19 people across Ukraine. Putin of Russia next month at meeting of the Group of 20 nations, but would consider it if it were to discuss the release of Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. President Biden told CNN that he had “no intention” of talking to President Vladimir V. Monday’s bombardment raised questions about Russia’s military capacity, with analysts saying that Moscow’s use of dozens of precision missiles, of which it has a dwindling supply, would leave it fewer to use on the battlefield against advancing Ukrainian forces. Residents of Kyiv clung to a sense of normalcy, even as life moved underground after Monday’s assault.
The United States signals urgency to deploy an air defense system to Ukraine that it uses to protect the White House. A dozen rockets also struck the embattled southern region of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least seven people and hitting a school, medical facility and car dealership, local officials said.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said numerous Russian cruise missiles had been shot down, but several targets were still hit, including three power plants in western and central Ukraine, far from the front lines. Ukraine claimed to have shot down roughly half of more than 90 Russian missiles launched at its territory on Monday, an onslaught that was the worst aerial assault on the country in months. Source: Ukrainian military statement on Oct.
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