Zelenskyy: More Than 850 Shaheds Launched in Under 36 Hours, Russia Escalated After Sanctions Relief
Russia launched more than 850 Shahed drones at Ukraine between the start of Wednesday and 9:00 a.m. Thursday, with continuous waves that left Ukrainian skies clear of drones for not a single hour, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Dozens of strikes got through, killing three people in Kropyvnytskyi and three more in Dnipropetrovsk region, UATV English reports, citing Zelenskyy's Telegram. "My…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russian forces launched over 850 Shahed drones on Ukraine between Wednesday's start and 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. The continuous strikes left Ukrainian airspace unmanned for an entire day, according to UATV English, which reported the information from Zelenskyy's Telegram. Zelenskyy expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and cited the attack as evidence of Russia's attempt to weaken Ukraine's defenses due to a perceived easing of sanctions.
Strikes occurred across various regions, including Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Rivne, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, and Ivano-Frankivsk. Despite a few strikes impacting Ukrainian territory, numerous drones were intercepted. Zelenskyy accused Russia of deliberately escalating the situation after securing sanctions relief, emphasizing the need for strong actions to bring an end to the conflict and urging partners to provide honest support for Ukraine's defense, particularly in protecting its airspace.
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