US EditionRussia Launches Major Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine as Peace Efforts Drag on (World)
Russia deployed 574 drones and 40 missiles targeting western Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing casualties and damage amid stalled peace talks and Western military aid delivery.
- On Thursday, Russia carried out one of its largest air raids on Ukraine by launching hundreds of drones along with dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, primarily striking areas in the western part of the country.
- The strikes occurred amid a renewed US-led diplomatic effort to end the war that followed Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
- The strike damaged warehouses belonging to a U.S.-based electronics company in western Ukraine that manufactures household appliances, resulting in one fatality and 22 people wounded.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy denounced the attack, stating it demonstrates that Russia continues its aggression without any indication of altering its approach, and called for increased international measures to pressure Moscow.
- The strike highlights ongoing hostilities as Ukraine continues its attacks on Russian infrastructure using domestic drones, while peace talks remain stalled with no sign of Russian compromise.
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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Political messages don't usually come as powerfully as the Russian missiles that slammed into a US manufacturing company Wednesday night in western Ukraine, hundreds of miles from the front lines of a war with no end in sight. The attack, part of the most intense Russian drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in more than a month, underscored Moscow's intractable diplomacy, which is halting President Donald T…
While Moscow launched 574 Shahed-type drones against Ukraine, Kiev managed to hit Russian refineries to the point that Crimea is forced to ration access to gas stations.
Russia carried out one of its biggest bombings against Ukraine in the midst of a diplomatic offensive led by the United States to try to end the war begun with the invasion of 2022. According to data from the Ukrainian Air Force, during Thursday morning Moscow fired 574 drones and 40 ballistic and cruise missiles, most of them against western regions of the country, where much of the military aid from Kiev's allies is concentrated.]]>
Despite the dialogues between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, this week's Russian bombing of Ukraine has been one of the most intense in recent months
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