Ukrainians see no end to war as Russia mounts vast air attack

UKRAINIANS on Saturday (November 29) said they saw no end to the war after Russia launched a vast, deadly air attack which killed three people and wounded nearly 30, officials said.

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Heavy Russian strikes hit Kyiv overnight, damaging homes and causing widespread blackouts.
Zelenskiy says 36 missiles and 600 drones targeted Ukraine's power grid, leaving 600,000 households without electricity.
Moscow's autumn campaign escalates pressure on Ukraine, aiming to push Kyiv toward a peace agreement.

Kyiv residents were surveying the damage as smoke poured out a blackened residential buildings after a heavy night of explosions that mostly targeted the capital.

“This is intimidation by Russia," said Ilya Martynenko with blood streaming down his face. "The attacks are targeting civilian population in order for Kyiv and the government to make decision (to sign the peace agreement) faster."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had launched around 36 missiles and nearly 600 drones in the attack, with more than 600,000 households left without power after strikes on the grid.

Moscow has conducted regular large-scale bombardments of Ukraine's power infrastructure since 2022, but the latest campaign this autumn has pushed Ukrainian cities including Kyiv into a torrid situation, with many households only getting eight hours of power on some of the worst days of blackouts.