Ukraine launches drones targeting military and energy sites in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of at least six people amid significant aerial assaults since the full-scale invasion began.
Ukraine’s drone offensive, targeting military and energy sectors, exemplifies a significant escalation in its operational capabilities, marking one of the largest attacks since the invasion began.
“European missile interceptors must be mobilised to help Ukraine rather than be allowed to sit in storage,” stated Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack on Russian military and energy infrastructure
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Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia targeting military industries and energy facilities on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country began in early 2022.
Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year with long-range missiles and drones. Aside from hitting military and energy targets, it has also increasingly targeted Wildberries depots, burning billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise belonging to the Russian online retail giant.
Ukraine also came under attack overnight into Sunday, with two people were killed at a steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, one of the country’s largest steel factories.
Strikes also killed two people in the Zaporizhzhia region and one in Sumy.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to social media to give an update on the response to the damage caused by Russian strikes.
Zelenskyy reiterated that Russia has been using North Korean ballistic missiles on Ukraine, and urged that European missile interceptors should be mobilised to help Ukraine rather than “be allowed to sit in storage”.
In total, the Ukrainian president said more than 1,500 drones have been launched into Ukraine by Russia over the past week.
In Russia, authorities said five people died in the southern region of Rostov.
Two were killed in Belgorod and Moscow, where the Ukrainian military said it was targeting military factories and energy facilities.
Russia’s military said it had destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones, 600 of which it claimed were heading for the capital.
Additional sources • AP, AFP