Russia launches large scale attack across Ukraine
Three emergency responders have been killed in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv – as they rushed to help victims of a large scale Russian missile and drone attack across the country.
President Zelenskyy said it showed Russia did not 'change its stripes' in its bid to 'destroy life'.
And in the last hour – missiles and glide bombs have hit the eastern city of Kharkiv.
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NBC News
2 hours ago
- NBC News
Russian drones and missiles target Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3, officials say
A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local Ukrainian officials said. The Russian barrage — the latest in near daily widescale attacks by Moscow — included deadly aerial glide bombs that have become part of fierce Russian attacks in the three-year war. Kharkiv's mayor Ihor Terekhov said the attack also damaged 18 apartment buildings and 13 private homes. Citing preliminary data, he said Russia used 48 Shahed drones, two missiles and four aerial glide bombs in the attack. The intensity of the Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past weeks has further dampened hopes that the warring sides could reach a peace deal anytime soon days — especially after Kyiv recently embarrassed the Kremlin with a surprising drone attack on military airfields deep inside Russia. U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, told him Moscow would respond to Ukraine's attack on Sunday on Russian military airfields. On Friday, Russian strikes hit six Ukrainian territories, and killing at least six people and injuring about 80 others, Ukrainian officials said. Among the dead were three emergency responders in Kyiv, one person in Lutsk and two people in Chernihiv. Trump also said that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while' before pulling them apart and pursuing peace. Trump's comments were a remarkable detour from his often-stated appeals to stop the war and signaled he may be giving up on recent peace efforts.
NBC News
2 hours ago
- NBC News
Just how much damage did Ukraine do in its 'Spiderweb' drone attack on Russia?
While Ukraine released what it said were recordings of drones attacking these air bases, as well as two others in the Ivanovo and Ryazan regions, satellite imagery did not show any visible signs of damage at these sites. Russia no longer manufactures these aircraft, said Thomas Withington, an electronic warfare and air defense expert at the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank in London. 'You can't just go to the factory and get a new one. Once you lose one of these aircraft, broadly speaking you lose it forever,' said Withington. 'That degrades the strategic and nuclear capabilities of the Russian air force.' Whatever the total losses, few outside Russia contest that Ukraine's operation was a remarkable feat of intelligence, planning and utilizing cheap, modern warfare tools. According to the SBU, it stashed 117 small drones inside sheds on the backs of trucks, unleashing them near the perimeters of four Russian air bases. One of these air bases, Belaya, is 2,500 miles away from Ukraine's borders. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed it as 'a brilliant result' that took 18 months to plan and would 'undoubtedly be in history books.' Zelenskyy aide Pavlo Palisa told journalists in Washington on Wednesday that 41 Russian aircraft were hit, around half of which were 'completely destroyed' and the rest no longer able to fly. The SBU and Zelenskyy said 34% of Russia's nuclear-capable strategic bombing force had been taken out of action — at a cost of $7 billion. Palisa told reporters that two Beriev A-50s — rare and valuable early-warning radar planes, known as 'awacs' — were 'targeted.' The SBU's video only appeared to show a drone landing on top of the radar dish of one of these aircraft, however, with no explosion. When contacted by NBC News for more information on how it came to its figures, the SBU said that NATO confirmed its tally — despite the discrepancy in figures given by the alliance. Russia has a far different version of events.
ITV News
2 hours ago
- ITV News
Kharkiv suffers its 'most powerful attack' of entire war killing at least three, officials say
Russia has bombarded Ukraine's second-largest city with drones and missiles, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local Ukrainian officials said. The Russian barrage - the latest in near-daily, widescale attacks by Moscow - included deadly aerial glide bombs that have become part of fierce Russian attacks in the three-year war. Kharkiv's mayor Ihor Terekhov said the attack also damaged 18 apartment buildings and 13 private homes. Citing preliminary data, he said Russia used 48 Shahed drones, two missiles and four aerial glide bombs in the attack. Writing on Telegram, Terekhov said: "Kharkiv is currently experiencing the most powerful attack since the start of the full-scale war. 'The enemy is striking simultaneously with missiles, (drones) and guided aerial bombs. This is outright terror against peaceful Kharkiv." The intensity of the Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past weeks has further dampened hopes that the warring sides could reach a peace deal anytime soon days especially after Kyiv recently embarrassed the Kremlin with a surprising drone attack on military airfields deep inside Russia. Donald Trump said this week that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, told him Moscow would respond to Ukraine's attack on Sunday on Russian military airfields. Last week, Russian strikes hit six Ukrainian territories, killing at least six people and injuring about 80 others, Ukrainian officials said. Among the dead were three emergency responders in Kyiv, one person in Lutsk and two people in Chernihiv. Trump also said that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while' before pulling them apart and pursuing peace. Trump's comments were a remarkable detour from his often-stated appeals to stop the war and signalled he may be giving up on recent peace efforts.
