Russia and Ukraine clash with explosive drones in an almost daily manner since Moscow launched an offensive against its Ukrainian neighbor more than three years ago.
Ukrainian drone strikes killed one and two injured in the Russian Lipetsk region, about 400 km southeast of Moscow, local authorities announced early Thursday morning. “Drone debris came across a private residential building in the Lipetsk district”said the governor of the region of the same name, Igor Artamonov, on Telegram. “A woman born in 1954 who lived in the building died. Two other people were injured “he added.
Drones have also caused a fire on the territory of a company in the city of Ielets – in the same region where several industrial complexes are located – without making a victim, said the governor.
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On the Ukrainian side, Russian strikes on the night of Wednesday to Thursday made at least four injured in Odessa, port city in the south of the country, according to the emergency services. “A nine -story building was damaged following an enemy attack” who sparked a fire. About fifty inhabitants have been evacuated and, “Unfortunately, there are four injured”said the emergency services on Telegram.
Cessation of deliveries of certain American weapons
Russia and Ukraine clash with explosive drones in an almost daily manner since Moscow launched an offensive against its Ukrainian neighbor more than three years ago. But the dead on the Russian side following these strikes remain relatively rare.
On Tuesday, a Ukrainian strike on an armament factory in the city of Ijevsk, a new in -depth attack in Russian territory, nevertheless left 3 dead and around thirty wounded, according to local authorities.
Russians and Ukrainians had in May and then in June talks in Türkiye who did not lead to a major breakthrough, as the positions remain irreconcilable. A third cycle has still not been announced.
Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it had ceased to deliver certain weapons to kyiv, officially due to the concern about the drop in American ammunition stocks, arousing concerns in kyiv. The United States is the first military (and financial) support in Ukraine since the Russian assault in February 2022.