"A devastating Russian aerial assault on Ternopil in western Ukraine has killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens more, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has confirmed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that 22 people were still missing at the site of Wednesday's Russian attack on Ternopil. Russia unleashed 476 drones and 48 missiles across Ukraine, striking vital energy and transportation infrastructure and forcing emergency power cut-offs during freezing weather. In Ternopil, the attack obliterated the upper floors of a residential building. Smoke billowed from the structure as firefighters battled the blaze while distraught residents gathered below, anxiously awaiting word about missing loved ones."
"Klymenko reported via Telegram that emergency crews worked throughout the night searching through the collapsed structure. A lot of work lies ahead. The main thing is to find those who could still be under the rubble, he wrote. In the building where two entrances were completely burned out, not a single flat was left intact. The flames flared up instantly and engulfed the building in a wave. People were terrified and tried to jump out of windows. Authorities confirmed three children were among those killed. Oksana Kobel remained hopeful about her son, who had been in a ninth-floor flat during the strike. I went to work, heard the explosions. I called him and said Bohdan, go to the shelter, get dressed.' He answered Mum, I am already up, everything will be fine', she recalled."
A large-scale Russian aerial assault struck western Ukraine, killing at least 26 people, wounding dozens, and leaving many unaccounted for. The attack involved hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, targeting energy and transport infrastructure and causing power cut-offs during freezing weather. In Ternopil the strike obliterated upper floors of a residential building, leaving no intact flats and prompting overnight search-and-rescue efforts. Emergency crews worked through the night to find possible survivors under the rubble. Authorities confirmed three children among the dead, while distraught residents anxiously awaited news of missing relatives. Nearby Polish airports temporarily closed and aircraft were deployed to protect airspace.
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