Russia launches biggest air attack on Ukraine since start of war
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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
Russia, Ukraine launch drones before Zelensky-Trump summit
Kyiv and Moscow launched attack drones at each other Sunday, a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due in the United States for talks with President Donald Trump on ending three years of war with Russia. Fighting has continued to rage during a flurry of diplomatic moves to end Moscow's invasion. Kyiv's air force said Russia attacked Ukraine with 60 Iranian-made Shahed and other drones as well as an Iskander missile. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like War Thunder - Register now for free and play against over 75 Million real Players War Thunder Play Now Undo The governor of the embattled eastern Donetsk region, Vadym Filashkin, said Russian attacks killed five people in the area on Saturday. In Russia, the defence ministry said Kyiv launched 46 drones at the country, mostly over border regions but also over the Nizhny Novgorod region east of Moscow, hundreds of kilometres from Ukraine. Live Events The acting governor of the border Kursk region, Alexander Khinstein, said a Ukrainian drone attack killed a man in his car. The governor of the southern Voronezh region, Alexander Gusev, said a railway worker was wounded by a drone in the region. Ukraine has launched drones into Russia throughout Moscow's full-scale offensive, which has killed thousands of people and displaced millions. Zelensky is due in Washington on Monday, three days after Trump hosted Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks. Following the Putin meeting, Trump dropped his push for a ceasefire in Ukraine in favour of pursuing a peace deal -- a position that Moscow has been pushing for. Putin launched the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Moscow's forces now occupy large swathes of the south and east of the country.
Economic Times
17 hours ago
- Economic Times
Russia claims more villages, Ukraine says rebuffed attack
Russian forces claimed capturing two more villages in eastern Ukraine. Kyiv reported pushing back a rapid Russian advance. A Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Kursk region killed two. These events occurred after talks between US President Trump and Russian President Putin. Ukraine claimed to have retaken six villages and captured Russian POWs. Kyiv warned of possible further Russian attacks. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Russian forces said on Saturday they had captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine while Kyiv said it was pushing back a rapid Russian advance that had pierced through its Russia, Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein said a Ukrainian drone attack in the district of Rylsk had killed two people in their car -- a 52-year-old man and his 13-year-old latest developments in the war came hours after US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on ending the conflict, with few visible Ukrainian army, smaller and less equipped than Russia's, has been on the defensive for months as Russian forces advance slowly but defence ministry said its troops had taken the village of Kolodyazi in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region and the village of Vorone in the neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk and Ukrainian military analysts from the website Deepstate did not confirm the troops earlier this week broke through Ukrainian lines in one part of the Donetsk region near the town of Dobropillia, close to an important road connecting key cities in the said it sent reinforcements and claimed Friday to have re-taken six villages."For a second consecutive day we have been successful in extremely difficult sectors in the Dobropillia and Pokrovsk directions," Zelensky said on social media on Saturday."The destruction of occupiers who tried to infiltrate deeper into our positions continues," he said, adding that Ukraine had also captured an "important" number of Russian also repeated his warnings about possible further Russian attacks "in the coming days"."The Russian army may try to increase pressure and strikes against Ukrainian positions in order to create more favorable political circumstances for talks with global actors," he has pushed into Ukrainian territory for almost 3.5 years, occupying large swathes of the east and south of the invasion of Ukraine, launched by Putin in February 2022, has killed launched 85 attack drones and a ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Saturday, hours after the Putin-Trump talks in highly anticipated meeting in the remote US state ended with no breakthrough in halting Russia's more than three-year-long Ukraine air force said Moscow had "attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 85 Shahed-type" drones, while also attacking "frontline areas" in four its daily report, the air force said the attacks took place "on the night of August 16" and starting in the evening of August 15 -- when Putin and Trump held their said its air defences shot down 61 of the drones.
Time of India
21 hours ago
- Time of India
Loss of face for Donald Trump? Russian forces capture more territories hours after Putin's Alaska meet
Russian forces said on Saturday they had captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine while Kyiv said it was pushing back a rapid Russian advance that had pierced through its defences. In Russia, Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein said a Ukrainian drone attack in the district of Rylsk had killed two people in their car -- a 52-year-old man and his 13-year-old son. The latest developments in the war came hours after US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on ending the conflict, with few visible results. The Ukrainian army, smaller and less equipped than Russia's, has been on the defensive for months as Russian forces advance slowly but steadily. Russia's defence ministry said its troops had taken the village of Kolodyazi in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region and the village of Vorone in the neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk region. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Undo Kyiv and Ukrainian military analysts from the website Deepstate did not confirm the advances. Russian troops earlier this week broke through Ukrainian lines in one part of the Donetsk region near the town of Dobropillia, close to an important road connecting key cities in the area. Live Events Ukraine said it sent reinforcements and claimed Friday to have re-taken six villages. Zelensky also repeated his warnings about possible further Russian attacks "in the coming days". Russia has pushed into Ukrainian territory for almost 3.5 years, occupying large swathes of the east and south of the country. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, launched by Putin in February 2022, has killed thousands. Russia launched 85 attack drones and a ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Saturday, hours after the Putin-Trump talks in Alaska. The highly anticipated meeting in the remote US state ended with no breakthrough in halting Russia's more than three-year-long Ukraine invasion. Ukraine's air force said Moscow had "attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 85 Shahed-type" drones, while also attacking "frontline areas" in four regions. In its daily report, the air force said the attacks took place "on the night of August 16" and starting in the evening of August 15 -- when Putin and Trump held their negotiations. Kyiv said its air defences shot down 61 of the drones. FAQs Q1. What were the results or outcomes of Trump-Putin Alaska summit? A1. No ceasefire or peace agreement reached: Despite hopes for a breakthrough, the summit concluded without a ceasefire or substantive deal on ending the war in Ukraine. Q2. What was significant or symbolic about holding the Trump–Putin meeting in Alaska? A2. Alaska—once part of Russia and now a U.S. state—carries deep historical resonance, underscoring the geographic proximity and intertwined past of the two nations. Its choice as the venue adds symbolic weight often used in teaching geography and international relations.
