Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over Black Sea and Crimean peninsula
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over Black Sea and Crimean peninsula

India Today  

Russian air defence shot down over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight Saturday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday. “The air defence systems in place destroyed 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean peninsula,” the ministry wrote on Telegram. Also in the Donetsk region, Russia’s Investigative Committee said Sunday it was investigating the murder of nine residents in Volnovakha, a city currently under Russian control. Also on Sunday, a prominent ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia might take action to seize assets of European Union member states it considers hostile if the EU proceeds with its plan to “steal” frozen Russian funds to support Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction efforts.

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Ukraine presses attacks in Russia’s Kursk region
1 week, 3 days ago

Ukraine presses attacks in Russia’s Kursk region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv’s forces pressed new attacks Sunday in Russia’s Kursk region. In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, Russian servicemen attend a combat …

Russia vows retaliation after saying it downed eight US-made long-range missiles
1 week, 5 days ago

Russia vows retaliation after saying it downed eight US-made long-range missiles

CNN  

CNN — Russia has vowed retaliation after claiming to have shot down eight US-made ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine on Saturday morning. The country’s air defenses shot down the eight ballistic missiles alongside 72 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said. It added that “these actions by the Kyiv regime, which is supported by Western curators, will be …

‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine
1 week, 6 days ago

‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Casualties understood to have reached record levels last year as Russia seized less than 1 percent of Ukrainian lands. “Seizing these settlements has not allowed Russian forces to threaten any notable Ukrainian defensive nodes,” said the ISW, adding that Moscow’s troops failed to conduct the kind of rapid, mechanised manoeuvre necessary to convert these “tactical gains into deep penetrations of …

One killed, four injured as barrage of Russian drones hits Ukraine’s Kyiv
1 week, 6 days ago

One killed, four injured as barrage of Russian drones hits Ukraine’s Kyiv

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says its air defences shot down 60 out of 93 Russian drones as Moscow escalates its aerial attacks. One person has been killed and four others were injured when Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, military and civilian officials said, as Russia launched barrages across the country. The Ukrainian Air Force said its air defences shot down …

2024: A year marked by the rise of drone warfare
2 weeks, 1 day ago

2024: A year marked by the rise of drone warfare

ABC  

With its distinctive, pulsating, motorbike-like sound, the V1 flying bomb — or "buzz bomb" — was one the most fear-inducing weapons of World War II. The increase in numbers led to Russia's drone strikes on Ukraine this year surging to record levels, primarily using Shahed-type kamikaze drones. The drones used in Russia's record strikes on Ukraine Photo shows A Ukrainian …

2 killed in Kyiv after Russia strikes Ukrainian capital on New Year
2 weeks, 1 day ago

2 killed in Kyiv after Russia strikes Ukrainian capital on New Year

India Today  

Russia launched a New Year's Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said. Explosions boomed across the morning sky as Ukraine's air force warned of incoming drones and Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defences were repelling an enemy attack. "Even on …

Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine hits multiple targets, including Kyiv
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine hits multiple targets, including Kyiv

LA Times  

In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 65th Mechanised Brigade press service, a Ukrainian soldier looks out of a trench on the front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Ukraine’s air force reported a ballistic missile threat at 3:00 a.m., with at least two explosions heard in Kyiv minutes later. Kyiv’s Western allies have provided air defense systems to help …

In a first, Ukraine brings down Russian helicopter with naval drone
2 weeks, 2 days ago

In a first, Ukraine brings down Russian helicopter with naval drone

India Today  

Ukrainian military intelligence said on Tuesday one of its naval drones had destroyed a Russian helicopter and damaged another one in the Black Sea. In a battle near Cape Tarkhankut on Crimea's west coast on Tuesday, a Magura V5 maritime drone equipped with missiles hit a Russian Mi-8 helicopter, Ukraine's GUR spy agency said on Telegram. A russian Mi-8 helicopter …

Russia, Ukraine trade dozens of attacks as sea drone downs Mi-8 helicopter
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russia, Ukraine trade dozens of attacks as sea drone downs Mi-8 helicopter

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s flurry of attacks on Kyiv and elsewhere comes as Ukraine says it shot down an Mi-8 helicopter for the first time with a naval drone. Ukraine’s air force reported a ballistic missile threat at 3am with at least two explosions heard in Kyiv minutes later amid a number of attacks throughout the country. Kyiv strikes back Ukrainian military intelligence …

Probe points to Russian air defenses causing Azerbaijan Airlines crash
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Probe points to Russian air defenses causing Azerbaijan Airlines crash

Live Mint  

The preliminary results of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the deadly crash of a civilian airliner point to the plane being hit by a Russian antiaircraft missile, or shrapnel from it, said people briefed on the probe. Azerbaijan’s initial findings came quickly after aviation experts said visible damage to the Azerbaijan Airlines flight—carrying 62 passengers and five crew members—was evidence that it …

Claims Russian air defences shot down plane
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Claims Russian air defences shot down plane

ABC  

Isobel Roe: The Russian military is being accused of shooting down the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet which crashed and killed 38 people in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day. Reuters news agency is reporting the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation, which has found a Russian air defence system is likely to be responsible. Kathleen O'Connor: Russia's civil aviation authority says preliminary information …

Russia is intensifying its air war in Ukraine. A secretive factory is ramping up drone production to fuel the offensive
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Russia is intensifying its air war in Ukraine. A secretive factory is ramping up drone production to fuel the offensive

CNN  

CNN — On a Kyiv rooftop in late November, a small group of volunteers in mismatched fatigues keep anxious watch. Yury Chumak, a Ukrainian air defense volunteer, told CNN he has witnessed Russia’s “rapidly changing tactics.” Some Russian drones are now so basic they aren't even armed with explosives, he said. Between September 2023 and June 2024, 34 Chinese companies …

Did Russian air defence down the Azerbaijani plane in Kazakhstan?
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Did Russian air defence down the Azerbaijani plane in Kazakhstan?

Al Jazeera  

Holes and pockmarks on the plane, an arrest and history are all prompting suspicion of Russia for a crash that left 38 people dead. Kyiv, Ukraine – Russian air defence officials could very possibly have struck an Azerbaijani passenger jet over Chechnya after panicking during a Ukrainian drone attack, analysts and experts from Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have told Al …

Ukraine War: Russian drones strike injure eight in central market; village captured in east
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ukraine War: Russian drones strike injure eight in central market; village captured in east

Live Mint  

Eight people were injured on Thursday as Russian drones struck a market in the Ukrainian town of Nikopol. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted on Thursday that a ceasefire was essentially a “road no nowhere” which would help Ukraine bolster its military capacity. Lavrov also warned that Russia would respond to recent Ukrainian attacks that hit civilian targets with Western missiles …

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

Hindustan Times  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian fuel depot for the second time in just over a week on Sunday, according to a senior Russian regional official, as part of a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow's military. Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month …

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian fuel depot for the second time in just over a week on Sunday, according to a senior Russian regional official, as part of a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow’s military. Other key war-related developments from Ukraine and Russia: — Russian President Vladimir Putin …

Ukraine repels Russian attack, downs 52 UAVs and drones
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ukraine repels Russian attack, downs 52 UAVs and drones

Op India  

The Ukrainian Air Force reported an attack by Russian forces, involving 103 Shahed drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles, launched from multiple locations including Bryansk, Millerovo, and Berdyansk. The launch of an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Crimea towards the Kherson region was also recorded.” “The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, aviation, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire …

Moment Ukrainian kamikaze drone sets off 'doomsday' explosion at Russian oil depot amid 'massive' attack on Putin's war machine
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Moment Ukrainian kamikaze drone sets off 'doomsday' explosion at Russian oil depot amid 'massive' attack on Putin's war machine

Daily Mail  

Russia has suffered a major setback, after a Ukrainian kamikaze drone was seen setting off a 'doomsday' explosion at a key oil facility. The Steel Horse facility supplies Vladimir Putin's armed forces, but also links to the Druzhba pipeline which sends Russian oil to Europe. The giant oil depot has been targeted at least three times previously, including a successful …

Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel depot for second time this month
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel depot for second time this month

Politico  

Russian independent news outlet Astra shared video of what it said was an explosion at the site, showing a massive orange blaze lighting up the night sky. Other key war-related developments from Ukraine and Russia: — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed retaliation after Ukrainian drones the day before struck residential buildings in the city of Kazan, in the …

Russia’s Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Russia’s Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

Al Jazeera  

Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘massive’ drone attack that hit a luxury apartment block in the city, some 1,000km from the frontier. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged retaliation after Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in the city of Kazan in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Putin’s threat comes as Russia claimed new advances on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine. Russia has accelerated …

Ukraine strikes in heart of Russia with drone attack 1,000km beyond frontline
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukraine strikes in heart of Russia with drone attack 1,000km beyond frontline

The Independent  

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Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000 km from frontline
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000 km from frontline

The Hindu  

Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres from the frontier, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said two drones hit a 37-storey apartment block. Russia's defence ministry said Saturday that the army had captured a new village near …

Drone warfare escalates: Two Russian airports disrupted after explosive night with Ukraine
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Drone warfare escalates: Two Russian airports disrupted after explosive night with Ukraine

Live Mint  

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency has imposed temporary landing and takeoff restrictions at Kazan International Airport and Gagarin Airport in Saratov after authorities alleged an attack by Ukrainian drones, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing RIA Novosti. The press service of the Tatarstan region, where Kazan is the largest city, reported that eight drones targeted the city, with no casualties …

Ukraine drones strike buildings in heart of Russia in 9/11 style attack
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukraine drones strike buildings in heart of Russia in 9/11 style attack

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles from the front line. A view shows a damaged multi-storey residential building following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kazan, Russia …

Ukraine drone hits Russian city 1,000 km from border in 9/11 style attack | Photos
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukraine drone hits Russian city 1,000 km from border in 9/11 style attack | Photos

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine drone hits Russian city 1,000 km from border in 9/11 style attack | Photos Ukraine staged a drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kms from the border, as Moscow's troops captured. Ukraine staged a drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kms from the border, as Moscow's troops captured a new frontline village in …

Ukrainian drones hit Russian homes in ‘9/11 style’ - Watch viral video
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukrainian drones hit Russian homes in ‘9/11 style’ - Watch viral video

Live Mint  

Ukrainian drones entered deep into Russian territory to hit several residential buildings in the city of Kazan on Saturday. Meanwhile Russian aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia noted via Telegram that Kazan airport had temporarily halted all flight arrivals and departures. Officials are also reportedly introducing temporary restrictions at two other airports — the smaller city of Izhevsk close to Kazan and Saratov …

Ukraine drones hit multiple buildings in Russia's Kazan, flights cancelled
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukraine drones hit multiple buildings in Russia's Kazan, flights cancelled

India Today  

Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 1,000 kilometres from the front line. The press service of Tatarstan's governor, Rustam Minnikhanov, said that eight drones attacked the city. The attacks, which Ukraine didn't acknowledge in keeping …

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line

LA Times  

Local officials in Kazan, Russia, look at damage at a residential complex following Ukrainian drone attacks, according to the Telegram channel of Kazan City Hall. Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia on Saturday with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles from the …

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russia, Russia takes village near Donetsk
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russia, Russia takes village near Donetsk

Al Jazeera  

Residential buildings have been hit in the Russian city of Kazan, causing no casualties. Ukrainian drones have hit residential buildings in the Russian city of Kazan, more than 1,000 kilometres from the front line, bringing the war deep into the heart of Russia. ‘High-tech duel’ The incident comes amid growingly brazen attacks after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin proposed a “high-tech …

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line

Politico  

Local authorities said there were no casualties. In this photo released on Dec. 21, 2024, by the official Telegram channel of the Kazan City Hall, local officials look at a damage site at the residential complex called "Lazurnye Nebesa," or Azure Skies, in Kazan, Russia, following Ukrainian drone attacks. | Official Telegram channel of the Kazan City Hall via AP …

Watch live: Putin takes questions from Russian people in end-of-year phone-in
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Watch live: Putin takes questions from Russian people in end-of-year phone-in

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,026
1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,026

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Monday, December 16: Russia’s army said it had captured the village of Yelyzavetivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where its troops are steadily advancing. Earlier on Monday, Russia announced it captured the village of Shevchenko also in Donetsk, according to TASS state news agency, quoting Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-installed head of the region. Ukraine’s military …

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks
1 month ago

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector in the nearly three-year war. Elsewhere in …

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks
Trending News
1 month ago

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago. Elsewhere …

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from massive air attacks
Top News
1 month ago

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from massive air attacks

LA Times  

In a photo provided by Ukraine’s 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, service members fire a howitzer toward Russian positions near Chasiv Yar town, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor …

Russia launches barrage of 300 missiles and drones against Ukraine power grid
1 month ago

Russia launches barrage of 300 missiles and drones against Ukraine power grid

The Independent  

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Russia Hits Ukraine With 93 Missiles, 200 Drones In Massive Aerial Attack; Zelenskyy Says 'Terrorising Millions'
Top News
1 month ago

Russia Hits Ukraine With 93 Missiles, 200 Drones In Massive Aerial Attack; Zelenskyy Says 'Terrorising Millions'

ABP News  

Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 missiles and nearly 200 drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to a report by Associate Press, Ukraine’s defenses intercepted 81 missiles, including 11 cruise missiles brought down by F-16 fighter jets supplied by Western allies earlier this year, Zelenskyy said. Russia Is Stockpiling Cruise, Ballistic Missiles …

Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack of cruise missiles and drones
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1 month ago

Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack of cruise missiles and drones

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv: Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 missiles and almost 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago. In Moscow, the Defense Ministry said the Russian military used long-range precision missiles and drones on …

Inside Ukraine’s battle for the skies as Russian bombardments hit records
1 month ago

Inside Ukraine’s battle for the skies as Russian bombardments hit records

Live Mint  

POLTAVA, Ukraine—A team of soldiers sat inside a nondescript red bus with their eyes glued to a bank of screens blinking with yellow dots. Russia fired more than 6,000 explosive drones and missiles against Ukraine over September, October and November, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of daily data from the Ukrainian Air Force Command. Ukraine is using electronic …

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Monday, December 2: One person was killed and several others injured following Russia’s drone attack on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil, according to Viacheslav Negoda, the head of the military administration of Ternopil region. A Russian missile strike on a town in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least four people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. …

Putin signs off record Russian defense spending
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Putin signs off record Russian defense spending

Live Mint  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. On the ground in Ukraine, three people died in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson when a Russian drone struck a minibus on Sunday morning, Kherson regional Gov. In Russia, a child was …

Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. New EU leaders in Kyiv pledge continued support for Ukraine New European Council President Antonio Costa and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, marking their first day in office with a …

Russia is unleashing record drone attacks on Ukraine with foam decoys and new Shahed warheads
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russia is unleashing record drone attacks on Ukraine with foam decoys and new Shahed warheads

ABC  

Foam decoys, 'vacuum' warheads, and improved navigation are making Russia's drone attacks larger and more difficult to defend against, experts say. From a few to hundreds Security expert Maria Avdeeva, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, said Ukraine had witnessed Russia's drone capabilities growing. "The enemy launched a record number of Shahed attack UAVs and unidentified …

Putin threatens to target Kyiv ‘decision-making centres’ with new missile
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Putin threatens to target Kyiv ‘decision-making centres’ with new missile

The Independent  

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Russia threatens Europe with strikes while gnawing at Ukraine’s east
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russia threatens Europe with strikes while gnawing at Ukraine’s east

Al Jazeera  

The United States on Tuesday provided the first official confirmation that its long-range Army Tactical Missiles were in use in Russia, as Europe absorbed the ramifications of Russia’s retaliatory response with an intermediate ballistic missile that could strike “anywhere in Europe”. “And right now, you know, understandably, that’s taking place in and around Kursk, in the Kursk oblast.” In a …

'Record' drone barrage pummels Ukraine as missile tensions seethe
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Record' drone barrage pummels Ukraine as missile tensions seethe

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv: Russia launched a record 188 drones at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Tuesday, amid growing international tensions after Russia fired a nuclear-capable missile that could reach European cities. “During the night attack, the enemy launched a record number of Shahed strike unmanned aerial vehicles and unidentified drones,” the air force said Tuesday, referring to Iranian-designed drones and putting the overall …

Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, describing it as a record number of drones deployed in a single attack. The Russian Defense Ministry, meanwhile, issued a rare official acknowledgement of its assets recently being hit on its own soil by U.S.-made ATACMS missiles, after …

Ukraine says Russian attack sets a record for the number of drones used
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says Russian attack sets a record for the number of drones used

LA Times  

This photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday shows debris from an ATACMS missile near an airport in the Kursk region. Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, describing it as a record number of drones deployed in a single attack. The Russian Defense Ministry, meanwhile, …

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of using Ukraine as 'testing ground' amid surge in Shahed strikes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of using Ukraine as 'testing ground' amid surge in Shahed strikes

Firstpost  

This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities that Ukraine has witnessed since Russia’s full-scale invasion and marks a new chapter in the nearly three-year war — one tinged with uncertainty and fear. Ukraine has endured nearly 500 drone strikes, 800 guided aerial bombs and over 20 missile attacks in the past week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said …

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