Ukraine war briefing: We bomb their warplanes, they bomb our civilians, says foreign minister
Russia's missile and drone barrage against Kyiv on Friday killed at least six people, Ukrainian officials said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, said three emergency workers who went to a bomb site were 'killed in a repeat Russian strike'. Two died in an attack on the northern city of Chernihiv and at least one more in the north-western city of Lutsk. Eighty people were injured in attacks across Ukraine.
Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russia had ''responded' to its destroyed aircraft … by attacking civilians in Ukraine … Multi-storey buildings hit. Energy infrastructure damaged.' Ukrainian spies last weekend destroyed Russian strategic bomber aircraft on the ground using quadcopter drones hidden on top of trucks in Operation Spiderweb.
Russian aviation authorities restricted flights at Moscow regional airports on Friday night as the capital came under threat from Ukrainian drones. It was the third suspension since the night of Thursday 5 June. Russia was attacked with at least 82 Ukrainian drones in areas including the Moscow region over eight-and-a-half hours, the Russian defence ministry said early on Saturday. The Moscow mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said another six drones had been headed for the capital.
The Ukrainian military said on Friday that it struck the Engels and Dyagilevo airfields in the Russian regions of Saratov and Ryazan, in addition to striking at least three fuel reservoirs. Footage online showed a large fire and smoke at a fuel facility serving a military site in Russia's Saratov region that has been frequently targeted. BBC Verify said it had confirmed videos posted online of a fuel depot on fire at Engels were genuine. Nasa satellite fire monitoring also confirmed huge fires at Engels.
Zelenskyy called for concerted pressure on Russia. 'If someone is not applying pressure and is giving the war more time to take lives, that is complicity and accountability. We must act decisively.'
Donald Trump said he hadn't decided whether to approve sanctions against Russia that are being considered by the US Senate. 'I haven't decided to use it,' Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. 'I'll use it if it's necessary.'
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