UKRAINE LATEST: Russian President Putin said Monday’s attacks on civilian areas across Ukraine were a response to Saturday’s attack on the bridge connecting Russia and Crimea. At least eight people were killed and 24 injured in Kyiv, officials said.
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He added, “In the case of continuing terrorist attack on our territory, the answers from Russia will be severe and by their scale correspond to the level of threat created for the Russian Federation. No one should have any doubts about that.”Share to TwitterThe U.S. Embassy in Kyiv emailed Americans in Ukraine, warning that they should shelter in place.
Russia launched 75 missiles toward Ukraine, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said. Forty-one of those missiles were struck down by air defenses, Zaluzhnyi said.
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