The Aporia
The Aporia
13 articles about 12 events for “Russian Drone Attacks On Ukraine” from The Guardian.
“Shortly after, he said there had been a strike on a power plant in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, adding: “Ukrainian skies have been infested with Russian ‘shaheds’ all day”, referring to a type of Iranian-made drone commonly used in the conflict.”
“Any deal to end long-range drone strikes by Ukraine on targets inside Russia would have to be “reciprocal”, he said.”
“Just as he says it, Poland issues a (now fairly routine) emergency alert to residents of a south-eastern region neighbouring Ukraine, putting them on high alert because of Russian strikes across the border.”
“Zelenskyy described Trump’s deal as a “weak decision”, saying it would encourage Russia to keep attacking Ukraine, but Trump then blamed Kyiv’s strikes on Russian energy infrastructure for rising fuel prices.”
“At the same time, Putin’s inability to halt Ukraine’s conventional drone and missile attacks deep inside Russia may be edging him closer to pressing the nuclear button, possibly in the form of low-yield tactical or “battlefield” nukes.”
“The move, presaged by jeering attacks on Britain from some of Trump’s most ardent supporters, reinforced a growing sense of the US pulling back from a strategic partnership that, at times, has been intimate.”
“Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha went further, saying: “On Putin’s birthday, Russian generals brought him his favorite present: war crimes.””
“A separate Russian strike on Ukraine’s south-eastern city of Dnipro damaged an industrial facility, officials said, without giving details.”
“The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told Merz that people in Kyiv were suffering “terrible nights and days” from the relentless attacks, and called Ukraine’s Russian adversaries “absolute barbarians”.”
“It comes after another night of Russian drone attacks on Ukraine, which damaged energy facilities and other civilian infrastructure.”
“That danger was made clear on Monday, when a Russian jet-powered drone struck the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv during a yellow alert, killing two people while staff were still inside working.”
“But since May there has been a notable set of upgrades, allowing Russian forces to strike Ukraine more effectively with fast, jet-engined drones, allied with a new ruthlessness of targeting.”
“Trump is currently seeking to negotiate a partial ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine that would include attacks on Russian oil refineries in order to take pressure off of global energy prices.”