About 50 individuals, together with an 11-year-old baby, had been wounded in a Russian drone assault that struck Ukraine’s second metropolis of Kharkiv late Friday, officers mentioned.
Residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and automobiles had been broken within the assault, in response to Kharkiv regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov.
Following the assault on Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged stronger, extra decisive assist from the nation’s allies.
“While the world hesitates with decisions, nearly every night in Ukraine turns into a nightmare, costing lives. Ukraine needs strengthened air defense. Strong and real decisions are needed from our partners – the United States, Europe, all our partners who seek peace,” he wrote on X within the early hours of Saturday.
The Ukrainian Air Force mentioned Saturday that Russia fired 183 exploding drones and decoys in a single day. Of these, 77 had been intercepted by Ukrainian defenses, whereas an extra 73 had been misplaced, seemingly having been electronically jammed. The Air Force additionally reported that Russia launched two ballistic missiles.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry mentioned its air defenses shot down 170 Ukrainian drones in a single day. The ministry mentioned eight cruise missiles and three guided missiles had been additionally intercepted.
In southern Russia, 4 individuals had been injured in a drone strike on the Black Sea port metropolis of Novorossiysk in a single day, in response to Krasnodar Region Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev.
The newest wave of assaults comes after the U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed an settlement granting American entry to Ukraine’s huge mineral sources, finalizing a deal months within the making that would allow continued army assist to Kyiv amid issues that President Donald Trump would possibly reduce assist in ongoing peace negotiations with Russia.
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