The UN Security Council convened to discuss the massive air attack on Ukraine. In the face of sharp rebukes, Russia tried to blame Ukrainian air defense for the deaths.
Russia fired more than 150 missiles and drones at several Ukrainian cities on Friday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 160 others. Russian air defenses shot down 32 Ukrainian drones today in the Moscow, Bryansk, Kursk and Orlov regions, the Defense Ministry reported. Ukraine used fixed-wing drones to hit Russian territory, in what the military statement called a "terrorist attack" A Ukrainian attack on a residential building left one dead in Belgorod, Russia, the governor of this province bordering Ukraine announced Friday night.
Russia launched a massive air attack over Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding scores across the country in the fiercest assault since the first days of the war nearly two years ago.
During an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council requested by Moscow, Russia also accused Ukraine of using widely prohibited cluster munitions. Russia said the Belgorod attack killed at least 21 people.