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India Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
117 drones, 18-month planning: Zelenskyy details 'brilliant op' deep into Russia
Sunday saw a sharp escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war with the armies engaging in one of the largest drone battles of the conflict. A Russian highway bridge was blown up as a passenger train passed over it, and a massive Ukraine strike targeted nuclear-capable bombers thousands of kilometres deep inside Russia, and also destroyed over 40 Russian escalation came on the same day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a Ukrainian delegation would travel to Istanbul on Monday for a new round of direct peace talks with called it a "brilliant operation", for which the preparation took "over a year and a half", and that 117 drones had been used. "Today, a brilliant operation was carried out -- on enemy territory, targeting only military objectives, specifically the equipment used to strike Ukraine. Russia suffered significant losses -- entirely justified and deserved. The preparation took over a year and a half. Planning, organisation, every detail was perfectly executed. It can be said with confidence that this was an absolutely unique operation," said the Ukranian a detailed statement on X, Zelenskyy shared information about the operation, describing it as a "genuinely satisfying" development."Pressure is truly needed, pressure on Russia that should bring it back to reality. Pressure through sanctions. Pressure from our forces. Pressure through diplomacy. All of it must work together," he said, detailing the attack just ahead of the peace a brilliant operation was carried out. The preparation took over a year and a half. What's most interesting, is that the 'office' of our operation on Russian territory was located directly next to FSB headquarters in one of their total, 117 drones were used in Volodymyr Zelenskyy / (@ZelenskyyUa) June 1, 2025advertisementThe Ukriane President claimed the operation had been coordinated from an office located next to the local headquarters of the FSB, Russia's intelligence and security agency."In total, 117 drones were used in the operation with a corresponding number of drone operators involved. 34 per cent of the strategic cruise missile carriers stationed at air bases were hit. Our people operated across several Russian regions -- in three different time zones. And the people who assisted us were withdrawn from Russian territory before the operation, they are now safe," Zelenskyy claimed that even before the Ukrainian operation, Kyiv had intelligence suggesting that Russia was preparing for another massive strike. "It is very important for all our people not to ignore the air raid alerts," he added."It's genuinely satisfying when something I authorised a year and six months ago comes to fruition and deprives Russians of over forty units of strategic aviation. We will continue this work," the Ukraine President Russian and Ukrainian officials are set meet on Monday in Istanbul to exchange their plans for how to end the three-year war, Europe's largest conflict since World War officials had previously called on the Kremlin to provide a promised memorandum setting out its position on ending the war before the meeting takes place. Moscow had said it would share its memorandum during the this, Zelenskyy said, "The Russians, however, have not shared their 'memorandum' with anyone -- we don't have it, the Turkish side doesn't have it, and the American side doesn't have the Russian document either. Despite this, we will try to achieve at least some progress on the path toward peace".Moscow has been maintaining that it wants to address the "root causes" of the conflict, referring to a mix of sweeping demands including limiting Ukraine's military, banning the country from joining NATO and massive territorial Watch IN THIS STORY#Ukraine
The Advertiser
08-05-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of violating truce
Ukraine's foreign minister says Russia has repeatedly violated its own three-day ceasefire hours after it began and has called the initiative a "farce" while the Kremlin says Ukriane has continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force in the early hours of Thursday, with a respite in the drone and missile attacks that had rattled Ukrainian cities earlier this week. "Predictably, Putin's 'Parade ceasefire' proves to be a farce," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X, referring to the truce which coincides with a May 9 parade on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the end of World War II. "Russian forces continue to attack across the entire frontline," Sybiha wrote. "From midnight to midday, Russia committed 734 ceasefire violations and 63 assault operations, 23 of which are still ongoing." He said Ukraine was notifying the United States and European countries about Russia's actions. The Russian defence ministry said that Ukraine, in turn, had carried out 488 attacks on Russian targets and twice tried to break through the border in the Kursk region. Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, said a woman had been killed by a blow from Ukrainian shell fragments just outside her house near the Dnieper river. Strikes on Ukrainian airfields and Russian forces' capture of the village of Troitske in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region occurred before the ceasefire began, Russia said. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports. Ukraine has not committed to abide by the ceasefire, calling it a ruse by Putin to create the impression he wants to end the war, which began when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Putin says he is committed to achieving peace. Reuters journalists with a Ukrainian drone unit near the front in eastern Ukraine said a small Russian infantry raiding party had tried to advance on Thursday but been stopped by drones piloted by members of the unit. Ukrainian soldiers observed the clash on a live feed streamed onto monitors in their bunker. "The infantry are still coming," said one of the soldiers in the unit, a 33-year-old who identified himself by his callsign "Mikha". A second person in the same unit, who identified himself as Nazar, said in the six hours since the Russian ceasefire started, there had been three Russian strikes on his section of the front. Asked if the ceasefire was holding, he said: "The facts speak for themselves." A Ukrainian military spokesman said Russia had continued assaults in several areas on the eastern front and prosecutors said two people had been wounded along with the 55-year-old woman killed by bombs fired at the northern Sumy region. As of 3pm in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials had shared no reports of Russian long-range missiles or drones in Ukraine's airspace since the Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicked in at midnight. The Russian ceasefire falls on the 80th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany, for which Putin is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders ahead of a military parade on Red Square on May 9. Ukraine, like western Europe, marks the anniversary on May 8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the day by taking a rare walk in central Kyiv to pay his respects to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at a vast mound of Ukrainian flags planted on a grassy verge on the central square. There was no sign of his security detail in the selfie video he filmed as he passed pedestrians on the city's main drag, at one point pausing to say "hi" as cars tooted their horns and deriding Friday's planned pomp-filled ceremony in Moscow. Ukraine launched drone attacks on Moscow this week, which had forced the closure of airports in the Russian capital and the grounding of airliners. Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that his country stood by its offer to observe a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia to give diplomacy a chance but that Russia had not responded. Ukraine's foreign minister says Russia has repeatedly violated its own three-day ceasefire hours after it began and has called the initiative a "farce" while the Kremlin says Ukriane has continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force in the early hours of Thursday, with a respite in the drone and missile attacks that had rattled Ukrainian cities earlier this week. "Predictably, Putin's 'Parade ceasefire' proves to be a farce," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X, referring to the truce which coincides with a May 9 parade on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the end of World War II. "Russian forces continue to attack across the entire frontline," Sybiha wrote. "From midnight to midday, Russia committed 734 ceasefire violations and 63 assault operations, 23 of which are still ongoing." He said Ukraine was notifying the United States and European countries about Russia's actions. The Russian defence ministry said that Ukraine, in turn, had carried out 488 attacks on Russian targets and twice tried to break through the border in the Kursk region. Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, said a woman had been killed by a blow from Ukrainian shell fragments just outside her house near the Dnieper river. Strikes on Ukrainian airfields and Russian forces' capture of the village of Troitske in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region occurred before the ceasefire began, Russia said. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports. Ukraine has not committed to abide by the ceasefire, calling it a ruse by Putin to create the impression he wants to end the war, which began when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Putin says he is committed to achieving peace. Reuters journalists with a Ukrainian drone unit near the front in eastern Ukraine said a small Russian infantry raiding party had tried to advance on Thursday but been stopped by drones piloted by members of the unit. Ukrainian soldiers observed the clash on a live feed streamed onto monitors in their bunker. "The infantry are still coming," said one of the soldiers in the unit, a 33-year-old who identified himself by his callsign "Mikha". A second person in the same unit, who identified himself as Nazar, said in the six hours since the Russian ceasefire started, there had been three Russian strikes on his section of the front. Asked if the ceasefire was holding, he said: "The facts speak for themselves." A Ukrainian military spokesman said Russia had continued assaults in several areas on the eastern front and prosecutors said two people had been wounded along with the 55-year-old woman killed by bombs fired at the northern Sumy region. As of 3pm in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials had shared no reports of Russian long-range missiles or drones in Ukraine's airspace since the Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicked in at midnight. The Russian ceasefire falls on the 80th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany, for which Putin is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders ahead of a military parade on Red Square on May 9. Ukraine, like western Europe, marks the anniversary on May 8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the day by taking a rare walk in central Kyiv to pay his respects to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at a vast mound of Ukrainian flags planted on a grassy verge on the central square. There was no sign of his security detail in the selfie video he filmed as he passed pedestrians on the city's main drag, at one point pausing to say "hi" as cars tooted their horns and deriding Friday's planned pomp-filled ceremony in Moscow. Ukraine launched drone attacks on Moscow this week, which had forced the closure of airports in the Russian capital and the grounding of airliners. Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that his country stood by its offer to observe a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia to give diplomacy a chance but that Russia had not responded. Ukraine's foreign minister says Russia has repeatedly violated its own three-day ceasefire hours after it began and has called the initiative a "farce" while the Kremlin says Ukriane has continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force in the early hours of Thursday, with a respite in the drone and missile attacks that had rattled Ukrainian cities earlier this week. "Predictably, Putin's 'Parade ceasefire' proves to be a farce," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X, referring to the truce which coincides with a May 9 parade on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the end of World War II. "Russian forces continue to attack across the entire frontline," Sybiha wrote. "From midnight to midday, Russia committed 734 ceasefire violations and 63 assault operations, 23 of which are still ongoing." He said Ukraine was notifying the United States and European countries about Russia's actions. The Russian defence ministry said that Ukraine, in turn, had carried out 488 attacks on Russian targets and twice tried to break through the border in the Kursk region. Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, said a woman had been killed by a blow from Ukrainian shell fragments just outside her house near the Dnieper river. Strikes on Ukrainian airfields and Russian forces' capture of the village of Troitske in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region occurred before the ceasefire began, Russia said. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports. Ukraine has not committed to abide by the ceasefire, calling it a ruse by Putin to create the impression he wants to end the war, which began when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Putin says he is committed to achieving peace. Reuters journalists with a Ukrainian drone unit near the front in eastern Ukraine said a small Russian infantry raiding party had tried to advance on Thursday but been stopped by drones piloted by members of the unit. Ukrainian soldiers observed the clash on a live feed streamed onto monitors in their bunker. "The infantry are still coming," said one of the soldiers in the unit, a 33-year-old who identified himself by his callsign "Mikha". A second person in the same unit, who identified himself as Nazar, said in the six hours since the Russian ceasefire started, there had been three Russian strikes on his section of the front. Asked if the ceasefire was holding, he said: "The facts speak for themselves." A Ukrainian military spokesman said Russia had continued assaults in several areas on the eastern front and prosecutors said two people had been wounded along with the 55-year-old woman killed by bombs fired at the northern Sumy region. As of 3pm in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials had shared no reports of Russian long-range missiles or drones in Ukraine's airspace since the Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicked in at midnight. The Russian ceasefire falls on the 80th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany, for which Putin is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders ahead of a military parade on Red Square on May 9. Ukraine, like western Europe, marks the anniversary on May 8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the day by taking a rare walk in central Kyiv to pay his respects to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at a vast mound of Ukrainian flags planted on a grassy verge on the central square. There was no sign of his security detail in the selfie video he filmed as he passed pedestrians on the city's main drag, at one point pausing to say "hi" as cars tooted their horns and deriding Friday's planned pomp-filled ceremony in Moscow. Ukraine launched drone attacks on Moscow this week, which had forced the closure of airports in the Russian capital and the grounding of airliners. Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that his country stood by its offer to observe a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia to give diplomacy a chance but that Russia had not responded. Ukraine's foreign minister says Russia has repeatedly violated its own three-day ceasefire hours after it began and has called the initiative a "farce" while the Kremlin says Ukriane has continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force in the early hours of Thursday, with a respite in the drone and missile attacks that had rattled Ukrainian cities earlier this week. "Predictably, Putin's 'Parade ceasefire' proves to be a farce," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X, referring to the truce which coincides with a May 9 parade on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the end of World War II. "Russian forces continue to attack across the entire frontline," Sybiha wrote. "From midnight to midday, Russia committed 734 ceasefire violations and 63 assault operations, 23 of which are still ongoing." He said Ukraine was notifying the United States and European countries about Russia's actions. The Russian defence ministry said that Ukraine, in turn, had carried out 488 attacks on Russian targets and twice tried to break through the border in the Kursk region. Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, said a woman had been killed by a blow from Ukrainian shell fragments just outside her house near the Dnieper river. Strikes on Ukrainian airfields and Russian forces' capture of the village of Troitske in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region occurred before the ceasefire began, Russia said. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports. Ukraine has not committed to abide by the ceasefire, calling it a ruse by Putin to create the impression he wants to end the war, which began when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Putin says he is committed to achieving peace. Reuters journalists with a Ukrainian drone unit near the front in eastern Ukraine said a small Russian infantry raiding party had tried to advance on Thursday but been stopped by drones piloted by members of the unit. Ukrainian soldiers observed the clash on a live feed streamed onto monitors in their bunker. "The infantry are still coming," said one of the soldiers in the unit, a 33-year-old who identified himself by his callsign "Mikha". A second person in the same unit, who identified himself as Nazar, said in the six hours since the Russian ceasefire started, there had been three Russian strikes on his section of the front. Asked if the ceasefire was holding, he said: "The facts speak for themselves." A Ukrainian military spokesman said Russia had continued assaults in several areas on the eastern front and prosecutors said two people had been wounded along with the 55-year-old woman killed by bombs fired at the northern Sumy region. As of 3pm in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials had shared no reports of Russian long-range missiles or drones in Ukraine's airspace since the Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicked in at midnight. The Russian ceasefire falls on the 80th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany, for which Putin is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders ahead of a military parade on Red Square on May 9. Ukraine, like western Europe, marks the anniversary on May 8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the day by taking a rare walk in central Kyiv to pay his respects to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at a vast mound of Ukrainian flags planted on a grassy verge on the central square. There was no sign of his security detail in the selfie video he filmed as he passed pedestrians on the city's main drag, at one point pausing to say "hi" as cars tooted their horns and deriding Friday's planned pomp-filled ceremony in Moscow. Ukraine launched drone attacks on Moscow this week, which had forced the closure of airports in the Russian capital and the grounding of airliners. Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that his country stood by its offer to observe a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia to give diplomacy a chance but that Russia had not responded.
West Australian
08-05-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of violating truce
Ukraine's foreign minister says Russia has repeatedly violated its own three-day ceasefire hours after it began and has called the initiative a "farce" while the Kremlin says Ukriane has continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force in the early hours of Thursday, with a respite in the drone and missile attacks that had rattled Ukrainian cities earlier this week. "Predictably, Putin's 'Parade ceasefire' proves to be a farce," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X, referring to the truce which coincides with a May 9 parade on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the end of World War II. "Russian forces continue to attack across the entire frontline," Sybiha wrote. "From midnight to midday, Russia committed 734 ceasefire violations and 63 assault operations, 23 of which are still ongoing." He said Ukraine was notifying the United States and European countries about Russia's actions. The Russian defence ministry said that Ukraine, in turn, had carried out 488 attacks on Russian targets and twice tried to break through the border in the Kursk region. Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, said a woman had been killed by a blow from Ukrainian shell fragments just outside her house near the Dnieper river. Strikes on Ukrainian airfields and Russian forces' capture of the village of Troitske in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region occurred before the ceasefire began, Russia said. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports. Ukraine has not committed to abide by the ceasefire, calling it a ruse by Putin to create the impression he wants to end the war, which began when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Putin says he is committed to achieving peace. Reuters journalists with a Ukrainian drone unit near the front in eastern Ukraine said a small Russian infantry raiding party had tried to advance on Thursday but been stopped by drones piloted by members of the unit. Ukrainian soldiers observed the clash on a live feed streamed onto monitors in their bunker. "The infantry are still coming," said one of the soldiers in the unit, a 33-year-old who identified himself by his callsign "Mikha". A second person in the same unit, who identified himself as Nazar, said in the six hours since the Russian ceasefire started, there had been three Russian strikes on his section of the front. Asked if the ceasefire was holding, he said: "The facts speak for themselves." A Ukrainian military spokesman said Russia had continued assaults in several areas on the eastern front and prosecutors said two people had been wounded along with the 55-year-old woman killed by bombs fired at the northern Sumy region. As of 3pm in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials had shared no reports of Russian long-range missiles or drones in Ukraine's airspace since the Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicked in at midnight. The Russian ceasefire falls on the 80th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany, for which Putin is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders ahead of a military parade on Red Square on May 9. Ukraine, like western Europe, marks the anniversary on May 8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the day by taking a rare walk in central Kyiv to pay his respects to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at a vast mound of Ukrainian flags planted on a grassy verge on the central square. There was no sign of his security detail in the selfie video he filmed as he passed pedestrians on the city's main drag, at one point pausing to say "hi" as cars tooted their horns and deriding Friday's planned pomp-filled ceremony in Moscow. Ukraine launched drone attacks on Moscow this week, which had forced the closure of airports in the Russian capital and the grounding of airliners. Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that his country stood by its offer to observe a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia to give diplomacy a chance but that Russia had not responded.
Perth Now
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of violating truce
Ukraine's foreign minister says Russia has repeatedly violated its own three-day ceasefire hours after it began and has called the initiative a "farce" while the Kremlin says Ukriane has continued fighting. There was, though, a drop-off in combat activity after the ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force in the early hours of Thursday, with a respite in the drone and missile attacks that had rattled Ukrainian cities earlier this week. "Predictably, Putin's 'Parade ceasefire' proves to be a farce," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X, referring to the truce which coincides with a May 9 parade on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the end of World War II. "Russian forces continue to attack across the entire frontline," Sybiha wrote. "From midnight to midday, Russia committed 734 ceasefire violations and 63 assault operations, 23 of which are still ongoing." He said Ukraine was notifying the United States and European countries about Russia's actions. The Russian defence ministry said that Ukraine, in turn, had carried out 488 attacks on Russian targets and twice tried to break through the border in the Kursk region. Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, said a woman had been killed by a blow from Ukrainian shell fragments just outside her house near the Dnieper river. Strikes on Ukrainian airfields and Russian forces' capture of the village of Troitske in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region occurred before the ceasefire began, Russia said. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports. Ukraine has not committed to abide by the ceasefire, calling it a ruse by Putin to create the impression he wants to end the war, which began when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Putin says he is committed to achieving peace. Reuters journalists with a Ukrainian drone unit near the front in eastern Ukraine said a small Russian infantry raiding party had tried to advance on Thursday but been stopped by drones piloted by members of the unit. Ukrainian soldiers observed the clash on a live feed streamed onto monitors in their bunker. "The infantry are still coming," said one of the soldiers in the unit, a 33-year-old who identified himself by his callsign "Mikha". A second person in the same unit, who identified himself as Nazar, said in the six hours since the Russian ceasefire started, there had been three Russian strikes on his section of the front. Asked if the ceasefire was holding, he said: "The facts speak for themselves." A Ukrainian military spokesman said Russia had continued assaults in several areas on the eastern front and prosecutors said two people had been wounded along with the 55-year-old woman killed by bombs fired at the northern Sumy region. As of 3pm in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials had shared no reports of Russian long-range missiles or drones in Ukraine's airspace since the Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicked in at midnight. The Russian ceasefire falls on the 80th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany, for which Putin is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders ahead of a military parade on Red Square on May 9. Ukraine, like western Europe, marks the anniversary on May 8. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the day by taking a rare walk in central Kyiv to pay his respects to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at a vast mound of Ukrainian flags planted on a grassy verge on the central square. There was no sign of his security detail in the selfie video he filmed as he passed pedestrians on the city's main drag, at one point pausing to say "hi" as cars tooted their horns and deriding Friday's planned pomp-filled ceremony in Moscow. Ukraine launched drone attacks on Moscow this week, which had forced the closure of airports in the Russian capital and the grounding of airliners. Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that his country stood by its offer to observe a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia to give diplomacy a chance but that Russia had not responded.
