At least 6 dead after Ukraine launches aerial attack on Russia

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Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial attacks of the war on Russia, killing at least six people. How are Russians feeling as the war grinds on? Transcript SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: In Russia and Ukraine, at least 20 people were killed and dozens more injured in air attacks that stretched from the weekend to this morning. That included the largest single-day Ukrainian attack on Russia to date. In a few minutes, we'll hear from the great-granddaughter of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, Nina Khrushcheva, about people's reactions in Moscow. We start with details of the latest attacks in a war of attrition with no end in sight.MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Joining us to tell us more about this is NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow. Good morning, Charles.CHARLES MAYNES, BYLINE: Morning, Michel.MARTIN: So, first of all, tell us about this massive Ukrainian attack.MAYNES: Well, Russia's defense ministry says more than 800 drones were fired into more than several regions of Russia on Sunday, the vast majority of which were targeting Moscow. That said, most of the deaths occurred closer to the Ukrainian border, including in Rostov in the south, where five people died Sunday. This morning, another six p...

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