andrew. teddy joins his brother wilder in keeping his mom and dad sleep deprived. we congratulate all of them. thanks so much for that and for joining us. anderson starts now. good evening. as ukraine continues to prepare in ways to launch a counter offensive today russia launched more missile strikes against civilians including one of the deadliest strikes of the war this year. the missiles hit residential buildings in two cities. ukrainian officials say at least 23 are confirmed dead including four children in the city of aman. a missile slammed into that apartment building they were sleeping in. and in dnipro a mother and her 2-year-old child were also reported killed. the list of noncombatants they ve killed is a list of a long one. and tonight as the rubble is cleared that list is likely to grow. cnn s tim was in uman was there as some were found. how does it compare to the attacks you ve seen all throughout this war? reporter: the numbers are always terrifying, no
ukraine officials say la s 23 confirmed that. in the city and mitchell slammed into that apartment building, they were sleeping in. and in dnipro, also reported killed, russia routinely denies they are targeting civilians with a list of noncombatants killed is a long one, and tonight as they continue to be clear, that list is likely to grow, cnn s team is there, as some of the dead were found. with us last night, joining us about the attached have been recording how does today compared today through out this work lacks reporter: the numbers are always terrifying, not the worst we have seen since the war has began but after weeks of not months or less of missile attacks like this, in terms of their intensity. the numbers they tell are much more intimate and horrifying where they have had an apartment block, families who knew each other and under that rubble tonight, firefighters are still looking for a boy and girl that parents are trying to reach their children for but ge
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move mounting as russia lashes out. nick, how does the size of this attack compare to other big missile waves that we ve seen from russia? reporter: yeah, i mean over the past two weeks we saw a significant attack and over a dozen people lost their lives. so this is bad certainly. it s also intriguing to see how many of the missiles ukraine says it was able to down, well over 90% taken out of the skies. that a reflection of improved anti-aircraft, anti-missile systems supplied by the west. i fear, anderson, we re going to see more of this as the counter offensive inevitably gets under way in the days or weeks ahead. russia has a track record of lashing out over time claiming it s trying to hit something but really knowing its targing systems are pretty poor and the violence ends up being indiscriminate. it ll probably try to take it s anger and reerevenge out on the