Russian strikes hit Kyiv as Ukrainian drones target Moscow suburbs and Crimea
Deadly Russian attacks across Ukraine prompt calls for air defenses, while Ukrainian drone strikes reach Crimea, Belgorod, and the Moscow suburbs.
Russian forces launched widespread strikes across Ukraine, killing at least 17 people in Kyiv and injuring dozens more in residential areas of Zaporizhzhia and port facilities in Odesa. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated urgent calls for allied air defense systems, stating interceptors "could have saved the life of those who were killed today."
Ukrainian forces retaliated with drone strikes against targets in Crimea, Gelendzhik, Belgorod, and the Moscow suburbs, causing multiple civilian casualties. At sea, the Italian Navy boarded a suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker near Pantelleria. Meanwhile, political debate mounted after former U.S. President Donald Trump questioned sharing sensitive Patriot missile technology with Kyiv. Additionally, investigations exposed fraudulent marriage schemes in Russia designed to collect military 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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