Russia carried out its third large-scale bombardment of Ukraine in a week on Monday, with explosions ringing out early in the morning in Kyiv and several other cities after a volley of missiles was fired on the first day of the school year.

The attacks extended Russia’s terrorizing assaults on cities across Ukraine that began a week ago, even as it pushes forward with fierce attacks along the frontline in Ukraine’s East.

Ukraine has responded by launching drones at refineries and electrical plants in Russia, including one near Moscow on Sunday, causing fires and other damage. The Monday attack came around 5:30 a.m., after a countrywide air alert, and after a missile the night before had struck an orphanage in the northeastern city of Sumy, wounding two children and 11 adults, according to the city council and Ukraine’s public broadcaster, Suspilne.

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