Wednesday, June 18

15 people were killed and at least 156 others were injured after Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine yesterday, specifically targeting the capital city of Kyiv.

The strikes hit buildings across the city and lasted for over nine hours, obliterating various apartments and homes. Over 440 drones and 32 missiles were included in the attack, which killed 14 people and injured another 139 in Kyiv and . It is the deadliest attack on the city -- which has a population of around 3 million people -- this year, and one of the most destructive as well.

Ukraine responded on Tuesday, launching hundreds of drones into at least 10 different regions of Russia. Most of them were taken down by Russian forces, though.

The attack comes just after the G7 summit where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy planned to ask for additional support from the United States, but was not able to. The G7 is a bloc of advanced democracies that aim to prevent global conflict-- it is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, along with the European Union.

At a recent G7 summit in Canada, Zelenskyy planned to meet with United States President Donald Trump to discuss getting more aid, but Trump ended up leaving the summit early to handle the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. However, both Canada and the UK placed major new trade sanctions on Russia in recent days, further pressuring them to back off on their war, and Canada has even offered Ukraine an additional $1.4 billion for military equipment.

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Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): Let him who would move the world first move himself. (Socrates)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Apologia (noun, ap-uh-LOH-jee-uh) - An apologia is a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions.

In a Sentence: The opinion piece reads like an apologia for the industry's reckless behavior.