Russia fired one of its largest drone and missile assaults against Ukraine overnight, killing three people, including a 7-year-old girl, and cutting power to thousands as winter approaches, officials said.

About 705 drones and missiles flew over the border late Wednesday into early Thursday, wreaking havoc across Ukraine and killing two men in Zaporizhzhia and a little girl in Ladyzhyn who died in the hospital due to her severe injuries, according to Kyiv.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko slammed the attack as yet another assault on civilian areas , including energy stations, with the damage forcing nationwide power restrictions.

“Its goal is to plunge Ukraine into darkness,” Svyrydenko said of the latest attack. “…To stop the terror, we need more air defense systems, tough

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