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Al Arabiya
6 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Russia launches 400 drones in massive overnight assault on Ukraine
In this episode of W News Extra, presented by Jono Hayes, we report on Russia launching a sweeping overnight assault across Ukraine. The Ukrainian air force says Moscow fired 400 drones and a ballistic missile, targeting Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Vinnytsia – cities spread across eastern, central, and western Ukraine. Guests: Micheal Jabri-Pickett Gemma White
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian attacks on four Ukrainian cities leave 15 injured
Russia has pounded four Ukrainian cities overnight, injuring at least 15 people in an attack that mostly targeted energy infrastructure. The latest bombardment in Russia's escalating aerial campaign against civilian areas came ahead of a September 2 deadline set by US 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 does not. No date has yet been publicly set for a possible third round of direct peace talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine. Two previous rounds delivered no progress apart from prisoner swaps. Russia launched 400 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as one ballistic missile, during the night, the Ukrainian air force said. The strikes targeted north-eastern Kharkiv, which is Ukraine's second-largest city, President Volodymyr Zelensky's home town of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, Vinnytsia in the west and Odesa in the south. 'Russia does not change its strategy,' Mr Zelensky said. 'To effectively counter this terror, we need a systemic strengthening of defence: more air defence, more interceptors, and more resolve so that Russia feels our response.' Mr Trump has pledged to deliver more weapons to Ukraine, including vital Patriot air defence systems, and threatened to slap additional sanctions on Russia. It was his toughest stance towards Russian President Vladimir Putin since he returned to the White House nearly six months ago. But some US lawmakers and European government officials expressed misgivings that the 50-day deadline handed Mr Putin the opportunity to capture more Ukrainian territory before any settlement to end the fighting. Other US ultimatums to Mr Putin in recent months have failed to persuade the Russian leader to stop his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed in the war, many of them along the 620-mile front line, and Russian barrages of cities have killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians, the United Nations said. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank, said on Tuesday that 'Putin holds a theory of victory that posits that Russia can achieve its war aims by continuing to make creeping gains on the battlefield indefinitely and outlasting Western support for Ukraine and Ukraine's ability to defend itself'. Mr Trump said the US is providing additional weapons for Ukraine but European countries are paying for them. While Ukraine and European officials were relieved at the US commitment after months of hesitation, some hoped Washington might shoulder some of the cost. 'We welcome President Trump's announcement to send more weapons to Ukraine, although we would like to see the US share the burden,' European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. 'If we pay for these weapons, it's our support.'
BreakingNews.ie
6 days ago
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Russian attacks on four Ukrainian cities leave 15 injured
Russia has pounded four Ukrainian cities overnight, injuring at least 15 people in an attack that mostly targeted energy infrastructure. The latest bombardment in Russia's escalating aerial campaign against civilian areas came ahead of a September 2 deadline set by US 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 does not. Advertisement No date has yet been publicly set for a possible third round of direct peace talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine. Two previous rounds delivered no progress apart from prisoner swaps. Russia launched 400 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as one ballistic missile, during the night, the Ukrainian air force said. Rescue workers try to put out a fire at an apartment building (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP) The strikes targeted north-eastern Kharkiv, which is Ukraine's second-largest city, President Volodymyr Zelensky's home town of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, Vinnytsia in the west and Odesa in the south. 'Russia does not change its strategy,' Mr Zelensky said. 'To effectively counter this terror, we need a systemic strengthening of defence: more air defence, more interceptors, and more resolve so that Russia feels our response.' Advertisement Mr Trump has pledged to deliver more weapons to Ukraine, including vital Patriot air defence systems, and threatened to slap additional sanctions on Russia. It was his toughest stance towards Russian President Vladimir Putin since he returned to the White House nearly six months ago. But some US lawmakers and European government officials expressed misgivings that the 50-day deadline handed Mr Putin the opportunity to capture more Ukrainian territory before any settlement to end the fighting. Other US ultimatums to Mr Putin in recent months have failed to persuade the Russian leader to stop his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Advertisement Tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed in the war, many of them along the 620-mile front line, and Russian barrages of cities have killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians, the United Nations said. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank, said on Tuesday that 'Putin holds a theory of victory that posits that Russia can achieve its war aims by continuing to make creeping gains on the battlefield indefinitely and outlasting Western support for Ukraine and Ukraine's ability to defend itself'. Mr Trump said the US is providing additional weapons for Ukraine but European countries are paying for them. While Ukraine and European officials were relieved at the US commitment after months of hesitation, some hoped Washington might shoulder some of the cost. 'We welcome President Trump's announcement to send more weapons to Ukraine, although we would like to see the US share the burden,' European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. 'If we pay for these weapons, it's our support.' Advertisement
CNN
7 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Russia launches ‘massive' drone bombardment on Zelensky's hometown, Ukrainian officials say
Russia sent hundreds of drones toward Ukraine overnight into Wednesday, with four key regions coming under heavy attack and President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown facing 'massive' bombardment, officials said. The raid, involving 400 long-range drones and one missile, was the largest this week according to Ukrainian Air Force numbers. Multiple cities – Zelensky's hometown Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv and Vinnytsia – and parts of the Odesa region suffered the heaviest bombardment. The air force said 345 of the drones were either intercepted or disabled. Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine, faced 'the most massive attack… since the beginning of the war,' said the head of the city's military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, adding that it involved a ballistic missile and 28 drones. The onslaught sparked several fires and left parts of the city without electricity and water, he added. Zelensky said Russia had targeted energy infrastructure in the city and that 15 people had been wounded there. '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 said in a post on X. Ihor Terekhov, the mayor of the eastern city of Kharkiv, said his city was struck 16 times in just 14 minutes during the assault. In Vinnytsia, southwest of Kyiv, eight people were injured and two infrastructure facilities caught fire during attacks. Zelensky said response efforts are still underway in some of the regions targeted overnight. Three deaths were recorded in Ukraine – one from shelling in the Sumy region and two in Kharkiv – over the previous 24 hours, with 38 people wounded, according to officials. Russia's latest large-scale wave of attacks on Ukraine comes days after a policy shift from the US administration, and as President Donald Trump grows increasingly frustrated with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump announced on Monday that Ukraine will receive Patriot missile systems via NATO as part of a new package of US weaponry, and threatened 'secondary tariffs' on other countries that buy Russian oil, signaling an economically punitive stance towards Moscow. Once complimentary of Putin, Trump appeared angry that his overtures on ending the war have been mostly ignored in Moscow. 'My conversations with him are very pleasant, and then the missiles go off at night,' Trump said, even as he denied falling into a trap set for his predecessors: 'He fooled Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden – he didn't fool me.' Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Trump's threat of sanctions is 'very serious.' 'The statements of the US president are very serious,' Peskov told journalists on a daily conference call, claiming that Trump addressed Putin 'personally' in his announcement. 'We certainly need time to analyze what was said in Washington. And if and when President Putin deems it necessary, he will definitely comment on it,' Peskov continued. 'For now, one thing can be said for sure. It seems that such decisions, which are made in Washington, and in NATO countries, and directly in Brussels, are perceived by the Ukrainian side not as a signal for peace, but as a signal to continue the conflict,' the spokesperson said. Meanwhile, a number of European foreign ministers welcomed Trump's Monday announcement. 'In order to have peace, we need to support Ukraine, and we need to put the pressure on Russia,' Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign affairs chief, said as she arrived at a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday. 'I also hope that Americans will move also with their sanctions package or tariffs, so that pressure is on Russia to really stop this war,' Kallas added. CNN's Kevin Liptak, James Frater, Anna Chernova and Catherine Nicholls contributed to this report.
CNN
7 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Russia launches ‘massive' drone bombardment on Zelensky's hometown, Ukrainian officials say
Russia sent hundreds of drones toward Ukraine overnight into Wednesday, with four key regions coming under heavy attack and President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown facing 'massive' bombardment, officials said. The raid, involving 400 long-range drones and one missile, was the largest this week according to Ukrainian Air Force numbers. Multiple cities – Zelensky's hometown Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv and Vinnytsia – and parts of the Odesa region suffered the heaviest bombardment. The air force said 345 of the drones were either intercepted or disabled. Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine, faced 'the most massive attack… since the beginning of the war,' said the head of the city's military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, adding that it involved a ballistic missile and 28 drones. The onslaught sparked several fires and left parts of the city without electricity and water, he added. Zelensky said Russia had targeted energy infrastructure in the city and that 15 people had been wounded there. '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 said in a post on X. Ihor Terekhov, the mayor of the eastern city of Kharkiv, said his city was struck 16 times in just 14 minutes during the assault. In Vinnytsia, southwest of Kyiv, eight people were injured and two infrastructure facilities caught fire during attacks. Zelensky said response efforts are still underway in some of the regions targeted overnight. Three deaths were recorded in Ukraine – one from shelling in the Sumy region and two in Kharkiv – over the previous 24 hours, with 38 people wounded, according to officials. Russia's latest large-scale wave of attacks on Ukraine comes days after a policy shift from the US administration, and as President Donald Trump grows increasingly frustrated with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump announced on Monday that Ukraine will receive Patriot missile systems via NATO as part of a new package of US weaponry, and threatened 'secondary tariffs' on other countries that buy Russian oil, signaling an economically punitive stance towards Moscow. Once complimentary of Putin, Trump appeared angry that his overtures on ending the war have been mostly ignored in Moscow. 'My conversations with him are very pleasant, and then the missiles go off at night,' Trump said, even as he denied falling into a trap set for his predecessors: 'He fooled Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden – he didn't fool me.' Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Trump's threat of sanctions is 'very serious.' 'The statements of the US president are very serious,' Peskov told journalists on a daily conference call, claiming that Trump addressed Putin 'personally' in his announcement. 'We certainly need time to analyze what was said in Washington. And if and when President Putin deems it necessary, he will definitely comment on it,' Peskov continued. 'For now, one thing can be said for sure. It seems that such decisions, which are made in Washington, and in NATO countries, and directly in Brussels, are perceived by the Ukrainian side not as a signal for peace, but as a signal to continue the conflict,' the spokesperson said. Meanwhile, a number of European foreign ministers welcomed Trump's Monday announcement. 'In order to have peace, we need to support Ukraine, and we need to put the pressure on Russia,' Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign affairs chief, said as she arrived at a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday. 'I also hope that Americans will move also with their sanctions package or tariffs, so that pressure is on Russia to really stop this war,' Kallas added. CNN's Kevin Liptak, James Frater, Anna Chernova and Catherine Nicholls contributed to this report.
