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The scale of the attack underlines the importance of the next phase in this war

Editorial: Putin is under pressure as Victory Day commemorations are scaled down

Tuesday 09 May 2023 12:46 BST
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<p>Mayor Vitali Klitschko visits a home in Kyiv damaged by debris from an intercepted drone</p>

Mayor Vitali Klitschko visits a home in Kyiv damaged by debris from an intercepted drone

The dozens of drones fired at Ukraine by Russia is a sign of the crucial juncture we have reached in the invasion.

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, described it as the “biggest” such attack he had seen, with airstrikes and missiles also used on other cities. It was the fourth such attack on the capital in little more than a week, although Mr Klitschko said all the drones aimed at the city had been shot down.

Moscow has stepped-up its long-range assault ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. The drone attacks followed a lull in the wave of Russian airstrikes.

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