Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes as Zelensky highlights U.S. security guarantees
Ukraine and Russia exchange deadly aerial strikes while Zelensky cites future U.S. security guarantees and reports reveal Russian military benefits fraud.
Ukrainian drone strikes targeted several Russian regions and occupied territories, including Gelendzhik, Crimea, and Belgorod, leaving at least 11 dead and over a dozen injured. A separate strike on the outskirts of Moscow reportedly resulted in five casualties. The actions followed severe Russian aerial bombardments on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia that killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukrainian forces would not voluntarily retreat from Donbas, citing solid post-war security assurances pledged by the United States. Meanwhile, former U.S. President Donald Trump cautioned against sharing sensitive defense technology with Kyiv. In Russia, investigative reports emerged detailing fraudulent marriage schemes aimed at claiming military casualty benefits.
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
- 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'
- 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
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