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The deadliest Russian air strikes in months struck two Ukrainian cities Friday.

Most of the fatalities occurred when a missile slammed into an apartment building in the central

city of Uman. Joining us now from Kiev is NPR's Ukraine correspondent Joanna Cakissus. Welcome.

Thank you for having me. Joanna you were in Uman yesterday at the scene of the attacks like

tell us what happened. So I assure imagine a very well- maintained apartment complex with this

freshly mowed lawn garden a big garden of blooming red and yellow tulips a playground a school nearby

a place for families. And at 4.30 a.m. early Friday morning when most of these families were sleeping

a Russian cruise missile slammed into one of the apartment buildings. When we arrived smoke was

still billowing from the remains of the building and the air was thick with the smell of burning

plastic. We met Oksana Vojtowska and her sister Ena who were sobbing as they watched emergency workers

walk by with body bags. Oksana told me and my translator Polina Litvinova that they were looking for

Ena's eight-year-old daughter Julia.

Here girl she was so positive. Oksana said Julia was with her father and grandmother on the

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