A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine rocked the western city of Ternopil Tuesday night, killing more than two dozen people, including three children. Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said Wednesday that at least 25 people were killed and 73 injured in the strike that hit two nine-story residential buildings.

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Officials say Russian drone and missile attack has killed 10 people and injured dozens in Ukraine. The victims were in Ternopil, a city in western Ukraine, where two apartment blocks were hit.