{"id":75845,"date":"2026-04-16T13:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/russia-launches-deadliest-aerial-assault-of-the-year-on-ukraine-killing-16-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:45:13","slug":"russia-launches-deadliest-aerial-assault-of-the-year-on-ukraine-killing-16-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/russia-launches-deadliest-aerial-assault-of-the-year-on-ukraine-killing-16-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia launches deadliest aerial assault of the year on Ukraine, killing 16, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p><em>Kyiv, Ukraine <\/em>\u2014 Russia launched its deadliest aerial assault so far this year on <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/ukraine-crisis\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Ukraine<\/a><\/span>, killing 16 people, including a 12-year-old child, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine&#8217;s Defense Ministry said Thursday&#8217;s overnight attack included nearly 700 drones and 19 ballistic missiles targeting cities across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s capital bore some of the heaviest damage. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the strikes killed four people, including the 12-year-old, adding that a drone slammed into an 18-story building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regional officials said nine people were killed in Odesa and two in the southeastern city of Dnipro, where drones also struck residential buildings. Ukraine&#8217;s southeastern cities of Mykolaiv and Kherson were without power Thursday morning, as the Russian attack targeted energy infrastructure in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/16\/3fe93a2d-c203-45a0-b46b-697bd942278c\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4b4070de236be60088f660e774322836\/gettyimages-2271578903.jpg#\" alt=\"Aftermath Of Overnight Russian Missile Strike On Kyiv \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/16\/3fe93a2d-c203-45a0-b46b-697bd942278c\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4b4070de236be60088f660e774322836\/gettyimages-2271578903.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/16\/3fe93a2d-c203-45a0-b46b-697bd942278c\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/961ecb43dde2c2b88f4fe97bfda85d09\/gettyimages-2271578903.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A crater caused by a Russian strike is visible in the ground on April 16, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack overnight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Andriy Zhyhaylo \/ Oboz.ua \/ Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia should not receive sanctions relief in the wake of the attack and implored allies to impose more pressure on Moscow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Russia is betting on war, and the response must be exactly that: we must defend lives with all available means, and we must also apply pressure for the sake of peace with the same full force,&#8221; Zelenskyy said in a social media post. &#8220;I am grateful to those in the world who work with us in this way and who help Ukraine in a timely and comprehensive manner, fully aware that every act of support truly matters for saving lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. Treasury Department\u00a0  sanctions waiver on certain Russian oil sales expired Saturday. The waiver was part of an effort by the Trump administration to stabilize markets during <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/us-iran-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">America&#8217;s war with Iran<\/a><\/span>. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the administration &#8220;will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil,&#8221; appearing to confirm that the sanctions relief would not be extended.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has increased its long-range attacks on Russia&#8217;s oil and gas infrastructure recently as it attempts to offset the profits Russia has earned from higher Brent crude prices and sanctions relief during the Iran war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s defense ministry said 207 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight, while Ukraine&#8217;s Air Force said 31 missiles and 636 drones were downed during Russia&#8217;s attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-ukraine-war-deadliest-aerial-assault-of-year\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyiv, Ukraine \u2014 Russia launched its deadliest aerial assault so far this year on Ukraine, killing 16 people, including a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[852,400,989],"class_list":["post-75845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","tag-volodymyr-zelenskyy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Russia launches deadliest aerial assault of the year on Ukraine, killing 16, officials say - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nearly 700 drones and 19 missiles struck cities across the country overnight, killing 16 people, officials said. 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