Russia launches 282 drones and missiles at Ukraine, killing eight

Russia launched 282 drones and multiple missiles at Ukraine overnight into Thursday, killing at least eight people and wounding 20 across several regions, including a hospital strike in Kyiv. In Kyiv, two people died and eight were wounded in waves of ballistic missile attacks, with a hospital and nearby clinic damaged, according to Mayor Vitalij Klitsjko. Kharkiv governor Oleh Synjehubov reported six dead and ten wounded in his region, while Odesa saw drone hits on civilian targets including a hospital and school. Ukrainian air defenses downed four Zircon hypersonic missiles and three ballistic missiles, with attacks recorded at 13 locations nationwide. The assault began Wednesday evening and continued into Thursday morning, with dozens of drones still airborne by 8 a.m.