Ukraine says dozens of missiles and drones shot down in overnight assault

Multi-wave assault by Russia included attack on blood transfusion centre condemned by Zelenskiy as war crime of ‘beasts’

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Ukraine’s air force shot down 30 out of the 40 cruise missiles and all Shahed drones launched by Russia during a multi-wave overnight assault, which included a deadly attack on a blood transfusion centre condemned by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as a war crime of “beasts”.

The air force said on Sunday that Russia had launched three Kinzhal hypersonic missiles overnight on Saturday but did not say whether they were among those destroyed.