Russia conducted an extended attack on Ukrainian civilian areas, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. These strikes resulted in the confirmed deaths of at least 16 people.

Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for hours killing at least 16 people. <img alt="A woman with a dog walks among the rubble of a house damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x5760+0+0/resize/8640x5760!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe8%2F5c%2F3c3e22ed4819a55ac0b90eb...