Russia launches massive attacks after counteroffensive gains ground

Russia unleashed a series of large attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday, including a barrage on Kyiv that city officials called the most powerful strike on the capital since the spring.

The deadly attacks come as Ukraine has recently made significant gains in its ongoing counteroffensive against Russian forces.

On Monday, Ukraine officials formally announced that its forces had liberated Robotyne, a village in the Zaporizhzhia region that was said to have played a tactically important role in Russia’s defensive line. The settlement’s liberation came after Ukraine’s military retook control…