Russian Missile Barrage Kills at Least 19 in Ukraine

Russia targeted cities across Ukraine on Friday in the most severe missile barrage in more than a month, killing at least 19 people, as the Kremlin called for expanding the development and use of drones.

Eight Ukrainian regions were targeted in Russia’s overnight strikes, authorities across the country said. Regular Russian missile barrages throughout the fall and winter, aimed at disabling Ukraine’s energy grid and sapping Ukrainians’ morale, failed to achieve their objective, but Russia has continued sporadic attacks throughout spring as its military campaign to gain territory in Ukraine’s east has largely ground to a halt.