Ukraine faces heavy Russian raids as reciprocal strikes target Moscow
Russian air strikes kill at least 17 in Kyiv as Ukrainian counter-strikes hit Russian regions, prompting Moscow to bolster its air defense network.
Recent Russian strikes across Ukraine, including a heavy raid on Kyiv and glide bomb attacks on Zaporizhzhia, left at least 17 people dead and dozens wounded. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that additional air defense systems would have saved lives, while noting that Russia relocated anti-aircraft equipment to construct three defensive rings around Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Concurrently, Ukrainian drone and missile strikes hit several Russian locations, including Moscow’s outskirts, Belgorod, and Crimea, causing multiple casualties. Meanwhile, former U.S. President Donald Trump urged caution regarding defense technology transfers to Kyiv. At sea, an Italian naval vessel intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker near Pantelleria.
Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine will not voluntarily withdraw from the Donbas, citing expectations of post-war U.S. security guarantees.
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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