Russia fires 948 drones at Ukraine as new offensive begins
Russia has carried out one of the largest aerial attacks since the start of its war on Ukraine, launching 948 drones in a 24-hour period as it moved troops and equipment to the front line in what appeared to be the start of its new offensive.
Tuesday’s rare daytime attacks killed two people in the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk and one person in the region of Vinnytsia, according to regional authorities.
«Russia is attacking a crowded city centre in broad daylight,» Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on X.
Overnight attacksThe strikes followed an overnight bombardment across 11 regions that killed five people, including two in the Poltava region, and one each in the regions of Zaporizhia, Kherson and Kharkiv.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a new appeal for allies to supply Kyiv with air defence munitions, warning that Kyiv, which relies on the US for air defence systems against ballistic missiles, will face a deficit of missiles while Washington is focused on the US-Israeli war on Iran.
«It’s important to continue supporting Ukraine. It’s important that all agreements on air defence are implemented on time,» he said on X.
Tuesday’s rare daytime attacks killed two people in the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk and one person in the region of Vinnytsia, according to regional authorities.
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«Russia is attacking a crowded city centre in broad daylight,» Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on X.
Overnight attacksThe strikes followed an overnight bombardment across 11 regions that killed five people, including two in the Poltava region, and one each in the regions of Zaporizhia, Kherson and Kharkiv.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a new appeal for allies to supply Kyiv with air defence munitions, warning that Kyiv, which relies on the US for air defence systems against ballistic missiles, will face a deficit of missiles while Washington is focused on the US-Israeli war on Iran.
«It’s important to continue supporting Ukraine. It’s important that all agreements on air defence are implemented on time,» he said on X.
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