Russian strikes kill 17 in Kyiv as cross-border drone attacks escalate
Deadly Russian strikes killed at least 17 in Kyiv as Ukrainian drone attacks struck multiple Russian regions, amid renewed calls for Western air defense support.
Intense reciprocal aerial attacks between Russian and Ukrainian forces have caused widespread casualties across both countries. Russian missile, drone, and glide bomb strikes struck Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and other Ukrainian regions, killing at least 17 people in the capital area. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed appeals for Western air defense interceptors, stating they could have saved lives, while affirming Ukrainian forces will not unilaterally withdraw from Donbas.
Simultaneously, Ukrainian drone operations targeted sites across Russian border regions and occupied territories, including Belgorod, Crimea, Gelendzhik, and the outskirts of Moscow, causing several fatalities and injuries. Zelensky stated that Russia relocated frontline air defense equipment to establish three defensive rings around Moscow and St. Petersburg. Meanwhile, former US president Donald Trump expressed reservations about manufacturing Patriot systems inside Ukraine, and Italian naval forces boarded a suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker near 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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