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Putin strikes after warning Trump: Russia drone strikes kill 5 in Ukraine’s Pryluky; injure 17 in Kharkiv

An overnight Russian drone attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky killed five people, including a one-year-old child, and wounded six others, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said on Thursday.The Ukranian minister said that the drones struck the residential areas of Pryluky early Thursday morning, causing severe damage to buildings. He further said that the […]

Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s drone strikes will continue until Russia halts offensive

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s surprise drone attack on Russia over the weekend was a success and warned it would “continue” unless Moscow halts its offensive.Speaking to reporters after the latest round of US-brokered peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, Zelenskyy described the drone strike as a “strategic operation” that weakened […]

41 fighter jets bombed in Operation ‘Spider’s Web’: 10 things to know about Ukraine’s drone attack on Russia

Ukraine carried out one of the largest drone attacks on Russia on Sunday targeting its military air bases and hitting nearly 34% of the strategic cruise missiles. The operation named “Spider’s Web” involved months of meticulous planning and the covert transport of drones into Russian territory.Calling it a “brilliant operation”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, […]

Russian defence ministry confirms 5 airbases targeted in Ukrainian drone strike

The Russian defence ministry confirmed on Sunday that the Ukrainian drone strikes targeted 5 airbases across the country, damaging an unspecified number of aircrafts.In a statement, the Russian defence ministry accused Kyiv of carrying out “a terror attack with the use of FPV drones on airfields in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur Regions.”“All […]

‘Our most long-range operation’: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy hails ‘brilliant’ drone strikes on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday praised the drone strike deep inside Russia, calling it a “brilliant result” and an important moment in the war.The operation, over a year and a half in the making, targeted several Russian military airfields, destroying more than 40 aircraft, including bombers and surveillance planes. It marked what Ukraine’s Security […]

Airports grounded, skies on alert: Flights suspended as Russia fends off huge Ukrainian drone attack

Russian authorities say they repelled a major Ukrainian drone attack, with over 100 drones intercepted late Tuesday and early Wednesday across several regions, including near the capital.According to a post on Telegram by Russia’s defence ministry, 112 Ukrainian drones were “destroyed and intercepted” across six regions within a three-hour span before midnight. The drones targeted […]

‘Putin has gone absolutely crazy’: Trump loses cool over Russia’s massive drone attack in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump (File) US President Donald Trump has called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “crazy,” after Russia carried out a massive drone attack in Ukraine, its biggest there since the war with Kyiv began in February 2022.“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened […]

Putin targeted? Russian commander says chopper was ‘at epicenter’ of Ukrainian drone attack | World News

Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP file photo) A Russian military commander has claimed that President Vladimir Putin‘s helicopter was “at the epicenter” of a Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week during a visit to Kursk Oblast, raising questions about the president’s proximity to the frontlines.According to a report by Russian news agency RBC, Yury Dashkin, […]

Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say | World News

KYIV: A Russian drone hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine‘s northeastern Sumy region Saturday, killing nine people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire.Seven people were also injured in the attack in Bilopillia, a […]