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New Indian Express
10-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Russia batters Ukraine with more than 700 drones, the largest barrage of the war; kills at least two
KYIV: Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks as Moscow intensifies its aerial and ground assault in the three-year war, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses by launching major attacks that include increasing numbers of decoy drones. The most recent one appeared aimed at disrupting Ukraine's vital supply of Western weapons. Lutsk, a city that's home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army, was the hardest hit, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It lies near the border with Poland in western Ukraine, a region that is a crucial hub for receiving foreign military aid. The attack comes at a time of increased uncertainty over the supply of crucial American weapons and as U.S.-led peace efforts have stalled. Zelenskyy said that the Kremlin was 'making a point' with its barrage. The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces took aim at Ukrainian air bases and that 'all the designated targets have been hit.' Meanwhile, Ukraine fired drones into Russia overnight, killing three people in the Kursk border region, including a 5-year-old boy, the local governor said. The Russian attack, which included 728 drones and 13 missiles, had the largest number of drones fired in a single night in the war. On Friday, Russia fired 550 drones, less than a week after it launched 477, both the largest at the time, officials said. Beyond Lutsk, 10 regions were struck. One person was killed in the Khmelnytskyi region, and two wounded in the Kyiv region, officials said. Poland, a member of NATO, scrambled its fighter jets and put its armed forces on the highest level of alert in response to the attack, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command wrote in an X post. Russia's bigger army has also launched a new drive to punch through parts of the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where short-handed Ukrainian forces are under heavy strain.
Nahar Net
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Russia launches another record drone attack on Ukraine
Russia fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, as well as 13 cruise and ballistic missiles, the Ukrainian air force said Wednesday, in the latest escalation after weeks of mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war. The city of Lutsk, which lies in Ukraine's northwest along the border with Poland and Belarus, was the hardest hit, though 10 other regions were also struck, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Lutsk is home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army. Cargo planes and fighter jets routinely fly over the city. Western regions of Ukraine are a crucial logistical backbone in the war, as airfields and depots there receive vital foreign military aid before forwarding it to other parts of the country. Russian long-range attacks have increasingly sought to disrupt those supply corridors. The Russian Defense Ministry said that its forces took aim at Ukrainian air bases and that "all the designated targets have been hit." Russia has recently tried to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses by launching massive aerial assaults, including adding more decoy drones to its attacks. Russia launched its previous largest aerial assault late in the night of July 4 into the following day, with the biggest prior to that occurring less than a week earlier. Russia's bigger army has also launched a new drive to punch through parts of the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where short-handed Ukrainian forces are under heavy strain. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's "not happy" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who hasn't budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Trump took office in January and began to push for a settlement. Trump said Monday that the U.S. would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv amid uncertainty over the U.S. administration's commitment to Ukraine's defense. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Trump "has quite a tough style in terms of the phrasing he uses," adding that Moscow hopes to "continue our dialogue with Washington and our course aimed at repairing the badly damaged bilateral ties." Zelenskyy said that the Kremlin was "making a point" with the overnight attack on western parts of Ukraine, as U.S.-led peace efforts flounder. He urged Ukraine's partners to impose stricter sanctions on Russian oil and those who help finance the Kremlin's war by buying it. "Everyone who wants peace must act," Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian leader was due to meet Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday during a visit to Italy. Two people were wounded in the Kyiv region during the overnight barrage, officials said, as emergency crews continued to assess the damage. Poland scrambled its fighter jets and put its armed forces on the highest level of alert in response to Russia's attack, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command wrote in an X post. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned Tuesday that Russia could pose a credible security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade. She called for defense industries in Europe and Ukraine to be ramped up within five years. Ukraine's air defenses shot down 296 drones and seven missiles during the overnight attack, while 415 more drones were lost from radars or jammed, an air force statement said. Ukrainian interceptor drones, developed to counter Russia's Shahed drones, are increasingly effective, Zelenskyy said, noting that many targets were intercepted and that domestic production of anti-aircraft drones is being scaled up in partnership with some Western countries. Western military analysts say Russia is boosting its drone manufacturing and could soon be capable of launching 1,000 drones a night at Ukraine. "Russia continues to expand its domestic drone production capacity amid the ever-growing role of tactical drones in front-line combat operations and Russia's increasingly large nightly long-range strike packages against Ukraine," the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said late Tuesday. Ukraine has also built up its own offensive drone threat, reaching deep into Russia with some spectacular long-range strikes. Russia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that air defenses downed 86 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, including the Moscow region. Flights were temporarily suspended at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and the international airport of Kaluga, south of Moscow. The governor of Russia's Kursk border region, Alexander Khinshtein, said that a Ukrainian drone attack on the region's capital city just before midnight killed three people and wounded seven others, including a 5-year-old boy.
Los Angeles Times
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Russia batters Ukraine with more than 700 drones, the largest barrage of the war, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks, part of Moscow's intensifying aerial and ground assault in the three-year war, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses by launching major attacks that include increasing numbers of decoy drones. The most recent one appeared aimed at disrupting Ukraine's vital supply of Western weapons. The city of Lutsk, home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army, was the hardest hit, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It lies in western Ukraine near the border with Poland, a region that is a crucial hub for receiving foreign military aid The attack comes at a time of increased uncertainty over the supply of crucial American weapons and as U.S.-led peace efforts have stalled. Zelensky said that the Kremlin was 'making a point' with it. The Russian Defense Ministry said that its forces took aim at Ukrainian air bases and that 'all the designated targets have been hit.' Meanwhile, Ukraine fired drones into Russia overnight, killing three people, officials said. The Russian attack, which included 728 drones and 13 missiles, had the largest number of drones fired in a single night in the war. On Friday, Russia fired 550 drones, less than a week after it launched 477, both the largest at the time, officials said. Beyond Lutsk, 10 regions were struck. One person was killed in the Khmelnytskyi region, and two wounded in the Kyiv region, officials said. Poland scrambled its fighter jets and put its armed forces on the highest level of alert in response to the attack, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command wrote in an X post. Russia's bigger army has also launched a new drive to punch through parts of the 620-mile front line, where short-handed Ukrainian forces are under heavy strain. President Trump said Tuesday that he was 'not happy' with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who hasn't budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Trump took office in January and began to push for a settlement. Trump said Monday that the U.S. would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Trump 'has quite a tough style in terms of the phrasing he uses,' adding that Moscow hopes to 'continue our dialogue with Washington and our course aimed at repairing the badly damaged bilateral ties.' Zelensky, meanwhile, urged Ukraine's partners to impose stricter sanctions on Russian oil and those who help finance the Kremlin's war by buying it. 'Everyone who wants peace must act,' Zelensky said. The Ukrainian leader met Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday during a visit to Italy ahead of an international conference on rebuilding Ukraine. Ukraine's air defenses shot down 296 drones and seven missiles during the overnight attack, while 415 more drones were lost from radars or jammed, an air force statement said. Ukrainian interceptor drones, developed to counter the Shahed ones fired by Russia, are increasingly effective, Zelensky said, adding that domestic production of anti-aircraft drones is being scaled up in partnership with some Western countries. Western military analysts say Russia is also boosting its drone manufacturing and could soon be capable of launching 1,000 a night at Ukraine. 'Russia continues to expand its domestic drone production capacity amid the ever-growing role of tactical drones in front-line combat operations and Russia's increasingly large nightly long-range strike packages against Ukraine,' the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said late Tuesday. Ukraine has also built up its own offensive drone threat, reaching deep into Russia with some long-range strikes. Russia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that air defenses downed 86 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, including the Moscow region. Flights were temporarily suspended at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and the international airport of Kaluga, south of Moscow. The governor of Russia's Kursk border region, Alexander Khinshtein, said that a Ukrainian drone attack on the region's capital city just before midnight killed three people and wounded seven others, including a 5-year-old boy. Meanwhile, Europe's top human rights court ruled Wednesday that Russia had violated international law during the war in Ukraine, the first time an international court has found Moscow responsible for human rights abuses since the full-scale invasion in 2022. The court also ruled Russia was behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the first time Moscow was named by an international court as being responsible for the 2014 tragedy that claimed 298 lives. Any decision is largely symbolic. Novikov writes for the Associated Press.
The Advertiser
09-07-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Russia launches another record drone attack on Ukraine
Russia has fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine as well as 13 missiles, the Ukrainian air force says, in the latest escalation after mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war. The city of Lutsk, which lies in Ukraine's northwest along the border with Poland and Belarus, was the hardest hit overnight, though 10 other regions were also struck, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Lutsk is home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army, and cargo planes and fighter jets routinely fly over the city. Western regions of Ukraine are a crucial logistical backbone in the war, as airfields and depots there receive vital foreign military aid before forwarding it to other parts of the country. Russian long-range attacks have increasingly sought to disrupt those supply corridors. Russia has recently tried to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences by launching massive aerial assaults, including adding more decoy drones to its attacks. Russia launched its previous largest aerial assault late in the night of July 4 into the following day, with the biggest before that occurring less than a week earlier. Russia's bigger army has also launched a new drive to punch through parts of the 1000km front line, where short-handed Ukrainian forces are under heavy strain. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's "not happy" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has not budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Trump took office in January and began to push for a settlement. Trump said on Monday that the US would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv amid uncertainty over the US administration's commitment to Ukraine's defence. Zelenskiy said the Kremlin was "making a point" with the overnight attack on western parts of Ukraine, as US-led peace efforts flounder. He urged Ukraine's partners to impose stricter sanctions on Russian oil and those who helped finance the Kremlin's war by buying it. "Everyone who wants peace must act," Zelenskiy said. The Ukrainian leader was due to meet Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday during a visit to Italy. Two people were wounded in the Kyiv region during the overnight barrage, officials said, as emergency crews continued to assess the damage. Poland scrambled its fighter jets and put its armed forces on the highest level of alert in response to Russia's attack, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command said. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that Russia could pose a credible security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade. She called for defence industries in Europe and Ukraine to be ramped up within five years. Ukraine's air defences shot down 296 drones and seven missiles during the overnight attack, while 415 more drones were lost from radars or jammed, an air force statement said. Ukrainian interceptor drones were increasingly effective, Zelenskiy said, noting that many targets were intercepted and that domestic production of anti-aircraft drones was being scaled up in partnership with some Western countries. Western military analysts say Russia is boosting its drone manufacturing and could soon be capable of launching 1000 drones a night at Ukraine. Ukraine has also built up its own offensive drone threat, reaching deep into Russia with some spectacular long-range strikes. Russia's defence ministry said air defences downed 86 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, including the Moscow region. The governor of Russia's Kursk border region said a Ukrainian drone attack on the region's capital city killed three people and wounded seven others. Russia has fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine as well as 13 missiles, the Ukrainian air force says, in the latest escalation after mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war. The city of Lutsk, which lies in Ukraine's northwest along the border with Poland and Belarus, was the hardest hit overnight, though 10 other regions were also struck, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Lutsk is home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army, and cargo planes and fighter jets routinely fly over the city. Western regions of Ukraine are a crucial logistical backbone in the war, as airfields and depots there receive vital foreign military aid before forwarding it to other parts of the country. Russian long-range attacks have increasingly sought to disrupt those supply corridors. Russia has recently tried to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences by launching massive aerial assaults, including adding more decoy drones to its attacks. Russia launched its previous largest aerial assault late in the night of July 4 into the following day, with the biggest before that occurring less than a week earlier. Russia's bigger army has also launched a new drive to punch through parts of the 1000km front line, where short-handed Ukrainian forces are under heavy strain. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's "not happy" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has not budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Trump took office in January and began to push for a settlement. Trump said on Monday that the US would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv amid uncertainty over the US administration's commitment to Ukraine's defence. Zelenskiy said the Kremlin was "making a point" with the overnight attack on western parts of Ukraine, as US-led peace efforts flounder. He urged Ukraine's partners to impose stricter sanctions on Russian oil and those who helped finance the Kremlin's war by buying it. "Everyone who wants peace must act," Zelenskiy said. The Ukrainian leader was due to meet Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday during a visit to Italy. Two people were wounded in the Kyiv region during the overnight barrage, officials said, as emergency crews continued to assess the damage. Poland scrambled its fighter jets and put its armed forces on the highest level of alert in response to Russia's attack, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command said. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that Russia could pose a credible security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade. She called for defence industries in Europe and Ukraine to be ramped up within five years. Ukraine's air defences shot down 296 drones and seven missiles during the overnight attack, while 415 more drones were lost from radars or jammed, an air force statement said. Ukrainian interceptor drones were increasingly effective, Zelenskiy said, noting that many targets were intercepted and that domestic production of anti-aircraft drones was being scaled up in partnership with some Western countries. Western military analysts say Russia is boosting its drone manufacturing and could soon be capable of launching 1000 drones a night at Ukraine. Ukraine has also built up its own offensive drone threat, reaching deep into Russia with some spectacular long-range strikes. Russia's defence ministry said air defences downed 86 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, including the Moscow region. The governor of Russia's Kursk border region said a Ukrainian drone attack on the region's capital city killed three people and wounded seven others. Russia has fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine as well as 13 missiles, the Ukrainian air force says, in the latest escalation after mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war. The city of Lutsk, which lies in Ukraine's northwest along the border with Poland and Belarus, was the hardest hit overnight, though 10 other regions were also struck, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Lutsk is home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army, and cargo planes and fighter jets routinely fly over the city. Western regions of Ukraine are a crucial logistical backbone in the war, as airfields and depots there receive vital foreign military aid before forwarding it to other parts of the country. Russian long-range attacks have increasingly sought to disrupt those supply corridors. Russia has recently tried to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences by launching massive aerial assaults, including adding more decoy drones to its attacks. Russia launched its previous largest aerial assault late in the night of July 4 into the following day, with the biggest before that occurring less than a week earlier. Russia's bigger army has also launched a new drive to punch through parts of the 1000km front line, where short-handed Ukrainian forces are under heavy strain. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's "not happy" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has not budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Trump took office in January and began to push for a settlement. Trump said on Monday that the US would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv amid uncertainty over the US administration's commitment to Ukraine's defence. Zelenskiy said the Kremlin was "making a point" with the overnight attack on western parts of Ukraine, as US-led peace efforts flounder. He urged Ukraine's partners to impose stricter sanctions on Russian oil and those who helped finance the Kremlin's war by buying it. "Everyone who wants peace must act," Zelenskiy said. The Ukrainian leader was due to meet Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday during a visit to Italy. Two people were wounded in the Kyiv region during the overnight barrage, officials said, as emergency crews continued to assess the damage. Poland scrambled its fighter jets and put its armed forces on the highest level of alert in response to Russia's attack, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command said. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that Russia could pose a credible security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade. She called for defence industries in Europe and Ukraine to be ramped up within five years. Ukraine's air defences shot down 296 drones and seven missiles during the overnight attack, while 415 more drones were lost from radars or jammed, an air force statement said. Ukrainian interceptor drones were increasingly effective, Zelenskiy said, noting that many targets were intercepted and that domestic production of anti-aircraft drones was being scaled up in partnership with some Western countries. Western military analysts say Russia is boosting its drone manufacturing and could soon be capable of launching 1000 drones a night at Ukraine. Ukraine has also built up its own offensive drone threat, reaching deep into Russia with some spectacular long-range strikes. Russia's defence ministry said air defences downed 86 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, including the Moscow region. The governor of Russia's Kursk border region said a Ukrainian drone attack on the region's capital city killed three people and wounded seven others. Russia has fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine as well as 13 missiles, the Ukrainian air force says, in the latest escalation after mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war. The city of Lutsk, which lies in Ukraine's northwest along the border with Poland and Belarus, was the hardest hit overnight, though 10 other regions were also struck, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Lutsk is home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army, and cargo planes and fighter jets routinely fly over the city. Western regions of Ukraine are a crucial logistical backbone in the war, as airfields and depots there receive vital foreign military aid before forwarding it to other parts of the country. Russian long-range attacks have increasingly sought to disrupt those supply corridors. Russia has recently tried to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences by launching massive aerial assaults, including adding more decoy drones to its attacks. Russia launched its previous largest aerial assault late in the night of July 4 into the following day, with the biggest before that occurring less than a week earlier. Russia's bigger army has also launched a new drive to punch through parts of the 1000km front line, where short-handed Ukrainian forces are under heavy strain. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's "not happy" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has not budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Trump took office in January and began to push for a settlement. Trump said on Monday that the US would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv amid uncertainty over the US administration's commitment to Ukraine's defence. Zelenskiy said the Kremlin was "making a point" with the overnight attack on western parts of Ukraine, as US-led peace efforts flounder. He urged Ukraine's partners to impose stricter sanctions on Russian oil and those who helped finance the Kremlin's war by buying it. "Everyone who wants peace must act," Zelenskiy said. The Ukrainian leader was due to meet Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday during a visit to Italy. Two people were wounded in the Kyiv region during the overnight barrage, officials said, as emergency crews continued to assess the damage. Poland scrambled its fighter jets and put its armed forces on the highest level of alert in response to Russia's attack, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command said. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that Russia could pose a credible security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade. She called for defence industries in Europe and Ukraine to be ramped up within five years. Ukraine's air defences shot down 296 drones and seven missiles during the overnight attack, while 415 more drones were lost from radars or jammed, an air force statement said. Ukrainian interceptor drones were increasingly effective, Zelenskiy said, noting that many targets were intercepted and that domestic production of anti-aircraft drones was being scaled up in partnership with some Western countries. Western military analysts say Russia is boosting its drone manufacturing and could soon be capable of launching 1000 drones a night at Ukraine. Ukraine has also built up its own offensive drone threat, reaching deep into Russia with some spectacular long-range strikes. Russia's defence ministry said air defences downed 86 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, including the Moscow region. The governor of Russia's Kursk border region said a Ukrainian drone attack on the region's capital city killed three people and wounded seven others.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Yahoo
UK fighter jets intercept Russian spy aircraft over Baltic Sea
The Polish Armed Forces Operational Command has reported that British fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft that violated the airspace over the Baltic Sea on the morning of 13 June. Source: a statement by the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command, as reported by European Pravda Details: The Il-20 entered the airspace over the Baltic Sea at around 10:50 on 13 June and was intercepted by two UK fighter jets stationed in Poland. "This is yet another case of provocative testing of NATO countries' readiness systems," the statement said. The Polish Armed Forces added that the appropriate NATO command has been informed of the incident. Background: On 10 June, Finland's Ministry of Defence reported a suspected violation of its airspace by a Russian aircraft. On 9 June, two Russian reconnaissance aircraft were intercepted by British fighter jets stationed in Poland. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
