Deadly cross-border strikes escalate as Trump cautions on Patriot technology sharing
Intensified cross-border strikes caused casualties in Kyiv and near Moscow, as Donald Trump voiced caution over sharing Patriot missile manufacturing technology with Ukraine.
Mutual aerial attacks have intensified across the conflict, causing casualties on both sides of the border. Ukrainian strikes reached the outskirts of Moscow, reportedly leaving five dead and six injured, alongside further drone incidents across Crimea, Belgorod, and the Black Sea coast. In Ukraine, Russian strikes struck Kyiv and surrounding areas, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, while glide bombs struck residential districts in Zaporizhzhia.
In broader security developments, former US President Donald Trump urged caution regarding proposals to co-produce Patriot air defense systems inside Ukraine, stating that sensitive military technology must be safeguarded. Additionally, the Italian Navy intercepted a suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker off the coast of Pantelleria.
Sources: ANSA, Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero, La Repubblica, La Stampa.
Sources
- La Stampa — Drone su una spiaggia vicino al Palazzo Putin: in tutto 11 morti nei raid di Kiev, fra loro 3 bimbi
- Corriere della Sera — Guerra Ucraina-Russia, le notizie in diretta | Zelensky: «Safary con droni russi sui civili a Kherson». Raid ucraino alla periferia di Mosca: cinque morti e sei feriti
- ANSA — Ucraina: raid russi su Kiev, almeno 17 morti. Zelensky: 'Con gli intercettori sarebbero vivi'
- La Repubblica — Guerra Ucraina - Russia, le news di oggi. Allarme droni a Kiev e Dnipro, udite esplosioni. Attacco ucraino su Belgorod, 13 feriti tra cui 2 bambini
- Il Messaggero — Russia, schierati tre anelli di difesa aerea su Mosca e San Pietroburgo. Zelensky: «Ma le munizioni prima o poi finiscono»
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