Russia Ramps Up Pressure on Kyiv With Deadliest Strikes in Months

Russia pummeled the Ukrainian capital in one of its largest drone-and-missile assaults this year, killing at least 17 people, highlighting Moscow's stubborn efforts to pound Kyiv into submission. The July 2 attack came amid weeks of Ukrainian drone strikes that have targeted Russian oil refineries, a campaign that caused fuel shortages nationwide and stoked discontent among Russians disconnected the Ukraine war, now in its fifth year. Russia's military said the assault was in response to “terrorist attacks” against Russian “civilian…