Ukraine fires nearly 900 drones at Russia as Kyiv braces for expected huge aerial attack
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. Unconfirmed media reports said a major fuel depot in the Moscow region was on fire after the attack that killed two people. Ukraine’s domestically developed…
Russian air defenses successfully intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions of Ukraine, the Crimean Peninsula, and the Sea of Azov, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow. Unconfirmed reports suggest a significant fuel depot in the Moscow region caught fire as a result of the attack, resulting in two fatalities.
Since Russia initiated its full-scale invasion more than four and a half years ago, Ukraine has utilized its domestically developed long-range drones and missiles to strike targets on Russian soil, including areas as distant as the Urals and Siberia. The Russian military's air superiority during the conflict has rendered aerial assaults on Ukrainian civilian areas a frequent occurrence.
Ukrainian officials are now preparing for what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy forewarned on social media, stating that Russia plans to execute a "massive" aerial assault. Zelenskyy expressed that his administration is actively formulating countermeasures in response to Russia's preparations.
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