At least 13 people killed in a major Russian airstrike on Ukraine

At least 13 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike on Ukraine, Ukrainian officials announced today.

Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones at Ukrainian targets, which was characterized as the most massive attack since the beginning of the war.

The Ukrainian Air Force intercepted 87 missiles and 27 Shahed-type drones during the night, said the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army Valery Zaluzhnyi.

Dozens of people were injured, and some were buried under the rubble. The attack on six Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, lasted 18 hours.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Kremlin used a "wide range of weapons," including ballistic and cruise missiles.

"Today, Russia has used almost all types of weapons from its arsenal," Zelensky wrote on the X platform.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the previous largest attack was in November 2022, when Russia fired 96 missiles at Ukraine.

This year, the largest was on March 9, when 81 missiles were fired.

Ukrainian officials have called on Western allies to provide it with more air defenses to protect itself from airstrikes.