Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber on Friday after the warplane took part in a long-range airstrike that killed eight people including two children in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv said.
KYIV/DNIPRO, Ukraine, April 19 - Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber on Friday after the warplane took part in a long-range airstrike thatMissiles rained down on the city of Dnipro and the surrounding region in the early hours, damaging residential buildings and the main train station.
Russia denies targeting civilians and says the energy system is a legitimate target, but hundreds of civilians have been killed during airstrikes."I can only say the plane was hit at a distance of 308 km, quite far away," Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate , said in a BBC-Ukraine interview, parts of which were posted by the agency on the Telegram messaging app.
"My wife and daughter are in shock. They say they won't go back to the apartment and asked me to evacuate them somewhere because they won't be able to stay here anymore," said Serhii, a resident. Ukraine's air force said it shot down 15 incoming missiles, including two Kh-22 cruise missiles and 14 drones overnight.
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