Putin's Calculated Cruelty: A Pattern of Retaliation Russian drones and missiles have pummeled Kyiv in retaliation for a Ukrainian attack on a dormitory that killed 18 Russian troops.
The strikes, which injured dozens more, are the latest example of President Vladimir Putin's willingness to use force to assert his country's dominance.
The sheer scale of the assault is striking – over 600 drones and 90 missiles were reportedly involved.