Kyiv hit by deadly Russian strikes as Ukraine retaliates with drone attacks
Russian strikes killed 17 in Kyiv as Ukraine retaliated with drone attacks. Italian forces intercepted a shadow tanker, while Trump raised concerns over sharing Patriot missile technology.
Russian strikes killed at least 17 people in Kyiv and targeted port infrastructure in Odesa along with residential neighborhoods in Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to provide more air defense systems, stating that interceptors "could have saved the life of those who were killed today."
In response, Ukrainian drone attacks hit Crimea, Gelendzhik, Belgorod, and suburbs near Moscow, resulting in multiple civilian casualties. Elsewhere, the Italian Navy intercepted a suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker near Pantelleria. Politically, former U.S. President Donald Trump expressed skepticism regarding the transfer of Patriot missile technology to Kyiv. Meanwhile, investigations revealed fraudulent marriages in Russia aimed at collecting casualty compensation.
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
- La Repubblica — Navi in fiamme e silos pieni, Mosca costringe l’Ucraina a un’altra guerra del grano
- Il Messaggero — Russia, le "vedove nere" del fronte: matrimoni lampo con i soldati per intascare il risarcimento di guerra
- ANSA — Ucraina: raid russi su Kiev, almeno 17 morti. Zelensky: 'Con gli intercettori sarebbero vivi'
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