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Dubai Eye
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Dubai Eye
Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones, energy infrastructure hit
Russia attacked cities across Ukraine overnight with hundreds of drones and a missile strike, hitting energy infrastructure and wounding at least 15 people, authorities said on Wednesday. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 400 drones and one ballistic missile, primarily targeting Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia - three cities in different parts of Ukraine. The large-scale long-range attacks targeted energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X. Power was cut for 80,000 families in Kryvyi Rih and other locations in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK said on the Telegram app. The air force said it had shot down most of the drones, but that 12 targets were hit by 57 drones and the missile. Russia has stepped up attacks on cities across Ukraine this summer, regularly sending several hundred drones accompanied by ballistic missiles. The attacks were cited by US President Donald Trump this week as a reason for his decision to approve more weapons for Ukraine, including air defences. "Russia does not change its strategy, and to effectively counter this terror we need a systemic strengthening of defences: more air defences, more interceptor (drones), more determination to make Russia feel our response," Zelenskyy wrote. In Vinnytsia and the surrounding region, eight people were wounded, according to Ukraine's interior ministry. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on X that drones had hit a factory of the Polish wood flooring producer Barlinek Group in Vinnytsia, which is in the western part of central Ukraine. "The plant manager told me just now that it was deliberate, from three directions... Putin's criminal war is getting closer to our borders," he added. The head of the military administration in Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, said Russian forces conducted an extended attack with a missile and 28 drones. He said water supplies had also been disrupted in some areas. A 17-year-old boy had been severely injured in the attack and was fighting for his life in hospital, Vilkul added. In Kharkiv, a frequent target of Russian attacks, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said at least 17 explosions were recorded in a 20-minute drone attack in which three people were injured. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence units had gone into action for a time in the capital, but there were no reports of casualties or damage there. Russia has killed thousands of civilians in attacks on Ukrainian cities since launching its full-scale invasion more than three years ago. Moscow says civilian infrastructure such as energy systems are legitimate targets because they help Ukraine's war effort. Ukraine also launches long-range strikes on targets in Russia, although on a more limited scale.
Newsweek
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Russia Strikes NATO Ally's Factory in 'Deliberate' Attack
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Russia intentionally struck a Polish-owned factory in Ukraine, Warsaw's foreign minister said on Wednesday. Moscow launched drones at a flooring factory in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia operated by the Barlinek Group, headquartered in the Polish city of Kielce, Radosław Sikorski said in a statement posted to X. "The plant manager told me just now that it was deliberate," Sikorski said. Ukraine's state emergency service said early on Wednesday local time that eight people had been hospitalized after Russian drone strikes on two civilian industrial facilities and four residential buildings in Vinnytsia. The uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) caused "large-scale fires," Ukrainian authorities said. An image published by Ukrainian emergency services early on Wednesday after Russian drone strikes on the central region of Vinnytsia overnight into July 16, 2025. An image published by Ukrainian emergency services early on Wednesday after Russian drone strikes on the central region of Vinnytsia overnight into July 16, 2025. State Emergency Service of Ukraine/ Telegram Two people were "severely burned," Sikorski said. A local official in Vinnytsia said five people had received burns, categorized as "severe" for three people. Referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Polish diplomat added: "Putin's criminal war is getting closer to our borders." More to follow
UPI
16-07-2025
- Politics
- UPI
At least two dozen people injured in Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine
A Ukrainian firefighter battles a blaze at an industrial facility in the western city of Lviv on Saturday following a Russian airborne attack that also targeted the university and residences. Photo by Ukrainian State Emergency Service/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- At least 24 people were injured in Ukraine overnight as Russia maintained a weeks-long summer blitz, launching as many as 400 drones targeting regions in the east, center and southwest of the country. The airborne assault was aimed primarily at the provinces of Odessa, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia and Dnipropetrovsk, where 15 people were injured in one of the largest attacks of the war on Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown. Calling it "the most massive attack... since the start of the war," Kryvyi Rih military administration head and former deputy prime minister Oleksandr Vilkul said the city had been attacked with 28 drones and a ballistic missile, setting parts of the city ablaze and causing power and water outages. Industrial infrastructure was hit in Vinnytsia, southwest of Kyiv, with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski saying several people had been injured, including two with severe burns, after a factory owned by Polish flooring manufacturer Barlinek Group was struck with a three-pronged attack. "[Russian President Vladimir] Putin's criminal war is moving closer to our borders," said Sikorski. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the city, Ukraine's second-largest behind Kyiv, was hit 16 times in less than 15 minutes. Regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said a 54-year-old male resident of the city was injured. The Ukrainian air force said 85% of the drones were shot down by air defenses or went the wrong way. Zelensky said the rescue operation in the affected areas was still ongoing. "Russia is not changing its strategy -- and to counter this terror effectively, we need to systematically strengthen our defenses: more air defense systems, more interceptors, and more determination," Zelensky wrote on social media. The continuation of Russia's large-scale aerial offensive came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump set a 50-day deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign onto a deal to end the war or see secondary sanctions slapped on nations that opt to continue to purchase Russian oil and gas. The largest attack of the current wave and the largest since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, came on the night of July 8. Russian forces rained down more than 740 drones and missiles through the night on targets all across the country, including Kyiv and provinces in the far west, killing at least five people and injuring 39. Zelensky said Sunday that in the previous seven days alone, Ukraine had been attacked with over 1,800 drones, 1,200 glide-bombs and 83 ballistic, cruise and other types of missiles. The carnage prompted Trump to announce the very same day that the United States would supply Ukraine with more Patriot air defense systems, via NATO allies, to help protect its cities from Russian airborne attacks. Under the plan, NATO member states in Europe will send their Patriot launcher batteries to Ukraine and place commercial orders for replacements from the U.S. manufacturer, Raytheon, via the Defense Department.
The Advertiser
16-07-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Russian drones attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Russia has attacked cities across Ukraine with hundreds of drones and a missile strike, hitting energy infrastructure and wounding at least 15 people. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 400 drones and one ballistic missile overnight, primarily targeting Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia - three cities in different parts of Ukraine. The large-scale long-range attacks targeted energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on X on Wednesday. Power was cut for 80,000 families in Kryvyi Rih and other locations in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK said on the Telegram app. The air force said it had shot down most of the drones, but that 12 targets were hit by 57 drones and the missile. Russia has stepped up attacks on cities across Ukraine this summer, regularly sending several hundred drones accompanied by ballistic missiles. The attacks were cited by US President Donald Trump this week as a reason for his decision to approve more weapons for Ukraine, including air defences. "Russia does not change its strategy, and to effectively counter this terror we need a systemic strengthening of defences: more air defences, more interceptor (drones), more determination to make Russia feel our response," Zelenskiy wrote. In Vinnytsia and the surrounding region, eight people were wounded, according to Ukraine's interior ministry. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on X that drones had hit a factory of the Polish wood flooring producer Barlinek Group in Vinnytsia, which is in the western part of central Ukraine. "The plant manager told me just now that it was deliberate, from three directions ... Putin's criminal war is getting closer to our borders," he said. The head of the military administration in Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, said Russian forces conducted an extended attack with a missile and 28 drones. He said water supplies had also been disrupted in some areas. A 17-year-old boy had been severely injured in the attack and was fighting for his life in hospital, Vilkul said. In Kharkiv, a frequent target of Russian attacks, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said at least 17 explosions were recorded in a 20-minute drone attack in which three people were injured. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence units had gone into action for a time in the capital, but there were no reports of casualties or damage there. Russia has killed thousands of civilians in attacks on Ukrainian cities since launching its full-scale invasion more than three years ago. Moscow says civilian infrastructure such as energy systems are legitimate targets because they help Ukraine's war effort. Ukraine also launches long-range strikes on targets in Russia, although on a more limited scale. Russia has attacked cities across Ukraine with hundreds of drones and a missile strike, hitting energy infrastructure and wounding at least 15 people. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 400 drones and one ballistic missile overnight, primarily targeting Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia - three cities in different parts of Ukraine. The large-scale long-range attacks targeted energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on X on Wednesday. Power was cut for 80,000 families in Kryvyi Rih and other locations in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK said on the Telegram app. The air force said it had shot down most of the drones, but that 12 targets were hit by 57 drones and the missile. Russia has stepped up attacks on cities across Ukraine this summer, regularly sending several hundred drones accompanied by ballistic missiles. The attacks were cited by US President Donald Trump this week as a reason for his decision to approve more weapons for Ukraine, including air defences. "Russia does not change its strategy, and to effectively counter this terror we need a systemic strengthening of defences: more air defences, more interceptor (drones), more determination to make Russia feel our response," Zelenskiy wrote. In Vinnytsia and the surrounding region, eight people were wounded, according to Ukraine's interior ministry. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on X that drones had hit a factory of the Polish wood flooring producer Barlinek Group in Vinnytsia, which is in the western part of central Ukraine. "The plant manager told me just now that it was deliberate, from three directions ... Putin's criminal war is getting closer to our borders," he said. The head of the military administration in Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, said Russian forces conducted an extended attack with a missile and 28 drones. He said water supplies had also been disrupted in some areas. A 17-year-old boy had been severely injured in the attack and was fighting for his life in hospital, Vilkul said. In Kharkiv, a frequent target of Russian attacks, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said at least 17 explosions were recorded in a 20-minute drone attack in which three people were injured. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence units had gone into action for a time in the capital, but there were no reports of casualties or damage there. Russia has killed thousands of civilians in attacks on Ukrainian cities since launching its full-scale invasion more than three years ago. Moscow says civilian infrastructure such as energy systems are legitimate targets because they help Ukraine's war effort. Ukraine also launches long-range strikes on targets in Russia, although on a more limited scale. Russia has attacked cities across Ukraine with hundreds of drones and a missile strike, hitting energy infrastructure and wounding at least 15 people. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 400 drones and one ballistic missile overnight, primarily targeting Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia - three cities in different parts of Ukraine. The large-scale long-range attacks targeted energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on X on Wednesday. Power was cut for 80,000 families in Kryvyi Rih and other locations in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK said on the Telegram app. The air force said it had shot down most of the drones, but that 12 targets were hit by 57 drones and the missile. Russia has stepped up attacks on cities across Ukraine this summer, regularly sending several hundred drones accompanied by ballistic missiles. The attacks were cited by US President Donald Trump this week as a reason for his decision to approve more weapons for Ukraine, including air defences. "Russia does not change its strategy, and to effectively counter this terror we need a systemic strengthening of defences: more air defences, more interceptor (drones), more determination to make Russia feel our response," Zelenskiy wrote. In Vinnytsia and the surrounding region, eight people were wounded, according to Ukraine's interior ministry. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on X that drones had hit a factory of the Polish wood flooring producer Barlinek Group in Vinnytsia, which is in the western part of central Ukraine. "The plant manager told me just now that it was deliberate, from three directions ... Putin's criminal war is getting closer to our borders," he said. The head of the military administration in Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, said Russian forces conducted an extended attack with a missile and 28 drones. He said water supplies had also been disrupted in some areas. A 17-year-old boy had been severely injured in the attack and was fighting for his life in hospital, Vilkul said. In Kharkiv, a frequent target of Russian attacks, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said at least 17 explosions were recorded in a 20-minute drone attack in which three people were injured. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence units had gone into action for a time in the capital, but there were no reports of casualties or damage there. Russia has killed thousands of civilians in attacks on Ukrainian cities since launching its full-scale invasion more than three years ago. Moscow says civilian infrastructure such as energy systems are legitimate targets because they help Ukraine's war effort. Ukraine also launches long-range strikes on targets in Russia, although on a more limited scale. Russia has attacked cities across Ukraine with hundreds of drones and a missile strike, hitting energy infrastructure and wounding at least 15 people. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 400 drones and one ballistic missile overnight, primarily targeting Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Vinnytsia - three cities in different parts of Ukraine. The large-scale long-range attacks targeted energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on X on Wednesday. Power was cut for 80,000 families in Kryvyi Rih and other locations in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK said on the Telegram app. The air force said it had shot down most of the drones, but that 12 targets were hit by 57 drones and the missile. Russia has stepped up attacks on cities across Ukraine this summer, regularly sending several hundred drones accompanied by ballistic missiles. The attacks were cited by US President Donald Trump this week as a reason for his decision to approve more weapons for Ukraine, including air defences. "Russia does not change its strategy, and to effectively counter this terror we need a systemic strengthening of defences: more air defences, more interceptor (drones), more determination to make Russia feel our response," Zelenskiy wrote. In Vinnytsia and the surrounding region, eight people were wounded, according to Ukraine's interior ministry. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on X that drones had hit a factory of the Polish wood flooring producer Barlinek Group in Vinnytsia, which is in the western part of central Ukraine. "The plant manager told me just now that it was deliberate, from three directions ... Putin's criminal war is getting closer to our borders," he said. The head of the military administration in Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, said Russian forces conducted an extended attack with a missile and 28 drones. He said water supplies had also been disrupted in some areas. A 17-year-old boy had been severely injured in the attack and was fighting for his life in hospital, Vilkul said. In Kharkiv, a frequent target of Russian attacks, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said at least 17 explosions were recorded in a 20-minute drone attack in which three people were injured. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence units had gone into action for a time in the capital, but there were no reports of casualties or damage there. Russia has killed thousands of civilians in attacks on Ukrainian cities since launching its full-scale invasion more than three years ago. Moscow says civilian infrastructure such as energy systems are legitimate targets because they help Ukraine's war effort. Ukraine also launches long-range strikes on targets in Russia, although on a more limited scale.
Euronews
16-07-2025
- Business
- Euronews
Polish factory in Ukraine targeted by Russian drones, Poland says
Russia's latest overnight drone strikes on Ukraine hit a Polish factory in the central city of Vinnytsia in what Poland's foreign minister described on Wednesday as a targeted attack. Russian aerial bombardment overnight pounded four Ukrainian cities, injuring at least 15 people in attacks that mostly targeted energy infrastructure, officials said. In a post on X, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski wrote that the director of the Barlinek Group's factory in Vinnytsia had said drones hit the plant from three directions and that the attack was "intentional". "There are injuries, including two severely burned," Sikorski wrote on X, saying that Ukrainian authorities and the Polish consulate were responding to the incident. "Putin's criminal war is coming closer to our borders," he added. The Vinnytsia factory is the Barlinek Group's first overseas branch. It was opened in October 2007 and manufacturers floorboards and panels. The Barlinek Group belongs to Michał Sołowow, who is estimated to be the richest man in Poland. According to Forbes, his net worth is $13.8 billion (€11.9bn), making him the 187th richest person on earth. Euronews has reached out to the Barlinek Group's spokesperson for comment. Russia ramps up aerial attacks In the latest overnight attack, Russia launched 400 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as one ballistic missile, the Ukrainian air force said. The strikes targeted northeastern Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, Odesa in the south and Vinnytsia. Russia's escalating aerial campaign against civilian areas comes amid a 2 September deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Kremlin to reach a peace deal in the three-year war, under the threat of possible severe Washington sanctions if it doesn't. Trump on Monday pledged to deliver more weapons to Ukraine, including vital Patriot air defence systems, and threatened to slap additional sanctions on Russia. It was Trump's toughest stance toward Russian President Vladimir Putin since returning to the White House nearly six months ago. But some US lawmakers and European government officials expressed misgivings that the 50-day deadline handed Putin the opportunity to capture more Ukrainian territory before any settlement to end the fighting. Other US ultimatums to Putin in recent months have failed to persuade the Russian leader to stop his full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed in the war, many of them along the more than 1,000-kilometre (620-mile) front line, and Russian barrages of cities have killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians, the United Nations says.
