Russia launches year’s most intense wave of attacks on Ukraine

Russian forces launched the year’s most intense wave of missile attacks ‍on Ukraine’s two largest cities early on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials and media said, killing four people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv.The head of Kyiv’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said ⁠the capital came under a short but intense attack from missiles.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Reuters witnesses heard explosions in the city, but there was no immediate word on casualties or damage.Telegram channels monitoring Ukraine said about 20 ballistic missiles were launched within about an hour overnight, in what they described as the ‍most sustained strike on Ukraine so far this year.Reuters could not independently verify ‍the ‍Telegram reports. Ukraine’s armed forces ⁠did not immediately comment ‌on the full scale of ⁠the attack. There ‍was no comment from Russia about the strikes.In Kharkiv, 30 km (18 ⁠miles) from the border and also a frequent