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Russian Missile Barrage Knocks Out Power to Ukrainian Cities

People take shelter inside a metro station during air raid alert in Kyiv on Dec. 16.

People take shelter inside a metro station during air raid alert in Kyiv on Dec. 16.

Photographer: Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo

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A salvo of more at least 76 Russian missiles knocked out power and water across Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin’s forces continued their campaign of attacking infrastructure.

Rockets slammed into residential areas across the country on Friday. The capital, Kyiv, was targeted by 40 alone, although air defense forces shot down 37. Overall, Ukrainian forces downed 60 of the missiles, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said on Telegram.