Russia has unleashed a massive all-night attack on Ukraine using more than 550 drones and missiles to hit Kyiv and other cities across the country. Residents were forced to take shelter for seven hours as air defenses failed to intercept the ballistic missiles that hit both railway infrastructure and residential buildings. Ukraine says it was the single biggest air attack of the war so far. Meanwhile, German and Dutch intelligence officials say Russia is increasingly using banned chemical weapons in Ukraine. Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, found evidence of the use of Chloropicrin – which causes severe irritation to the skin and eyes and can even result in death when exposed to high concentrations of it. The agent is banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention. 0:00 Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine 2:25 Nick Connolly, DW correspondent from Kyiv 5:07 Dutch and German intelligence services report Russian use of banned chemical weapons 5:59 Matthew Moore, DW Political correspondent from Berlin 7:47 Frank Ledwidge, Military expert, University of Portsmouth For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
Ukraine faces biggest Russian air strikes since the beginning of the war | DW News
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Russia has unleashed a massive all-night attack on Ukraine using more than 550 drones and missiles to hit Kyiv and other cities across the country. Residents were forced to take shelter for seven hours as air defenses failed to intercept the ballistic missiles that hit both railway infrastructure and residential buildings. Ukraine says it was the single biggest air attack of the war so far. Meanwhile, German and Dutch intelligence officials say Russia is increasingly using banned chemical weapons in Ukraine. Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, found evidence of the use of Chloropicrin – which causes severe irritation to the skin and eyes and can even result in death when exposed to high concentrations of it. The agent is banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention. 0:00 Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine 2:25 Nick Connolly, DW correspondent from Kyiv 5:07 Dutch and German intelligence services report Russian use of banned chemical weapons 5:59 Matthew Moore, DW Political correspondent from Berlin 7:47 Frank Ledwidge, Military expert, University of Portsmouth For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
