Russia has launched a massive attack on Kyiv killing at least 18 people as the war's total casualty count reaches 2 million. Ukraine is accused by German prosecutors of ordering the Nord Stream pipeline blast, while evidence suggests Ukraine may have deployed its first ballistic missile. Russia faces mounting economic strain from fuel shortages and war costs.
·A major Russian strike on Kyiv results in at least 18 deaths
·Combined military casualties from the invasion now exceed 2 million according to recent studies
·German prosecutors allege Ukraine ordered the Nord Stream pipeline destruction
·Ukraine appears to have used a ballistic missile for the first time in the conflict
·Russia experiences worsening fuel shortages as war expenses escalate
drawn from BBC, CNN, The Guardian, CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies · updated 3h ago