Russia and Ukraine exchanged mass drone attacks immediately, even as the two nations declared they were prepared to see a embargo on strikes against energy infrastructure, as requested by President and U.S.
Russia reported on Thursday that the order of the Ukrainian Air Force reported 171 explosive-laden Shahed robots toward , Ukraine, away from 145 and 137 in the previous two times.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Russia, stated in a speech on social media platform X that” Russian strikes on , Ukraine , do not quit, despite their advertising claims.” With each like release, the Russians “expose their real attitude toward peace” to the world.
In Kropyvnytskyi, the country’s capital city, 10 people were hurt and some buildings were damaged, according to the Ukraine’s State Emergency Service on Telegram.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 132 Ukrainian drones were fallen over six regions of the nation, according to the Telegram news release from the Russian Defense Ministry. The local government described the attack as the largest of the war so much, which included 54 drones that targeted the Saratov area and Engels military base.
After the rulers of , Ukraine , and , Russia , agreed to comply by a 30-day peace to prevent attacks on each other’s power system, the helicopter assaults continued. Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, called on Tuesday to back Trump’s request for a 30-day whole peace in his conflict with Ukraine.
After speaking with Trump the following morning, Zelenskyy and Trump agreed to a joint stop to strikes on energy assets, calling it an initial step in the direction of a full-fledged Russian invasion of February 2022. The Russian president has stated on numerous occasions that effective monitoring of the ceasefire requires U.S. support.
The most recent attacks took place just hours after Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy, told reporters in an interview that the partial ceasefire on energy strikes had come into effect, citing it as a step toward a solution that might put an end to Moscow’s isolation globally.
In its largest aerial assault on the area since the start of the war, Russia  targeted Kropyvnytskyi with 21 robots, provincial government Andriy Raikovych said on Telegram. According to Ukrainian Railways , the city’s rail system was damaged, causing disruption to coach services.
The top secretary to the Russian president, Andriy Yermak, said on Telegram,” That’s what Putin’s peace looks like.”
As a means of limiting Russia’s ability to fly over the Engels martial base, Ukraine has become a regular destination. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the immediately hit by Ukrainian drones set off a fire and caused explosions of weapons stored at the blog.
At least two people were hurt and about 30 buildings were damaged in a helicopter strike, according to the government of Russia’s Saratov area. According to Roman Busargin, who spoke on Telegram, a fire at the airport caused the removal of local residents.
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