Russia-Ukraine Conflict Intensifies with Deadly Long-Range Strikes

The four-and-a-half-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen a significant escalation, with at least 21 people killed in long-range strikes on Friday. A Russian missile strike outside Kyiv hit a gathering of Ukraine's defense industry, killing at least 10 and wounding around 100. Concurrently, Ukrainian drone and missile attacks targeted Russian energy and logistics infrastructure, including a factory near Moscow, killing six people, and warehouses outside St. Petersburg. The United Nations reports that more civilians have died this summer than in any period since the initial months of Russia's invasion.