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Russian drone attacks on Ukraine killed at least three civilians and wounded 41 others, including 10 children in Kharkiv, while Ukraine claimed new battlefield gains in Donetsk and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warned of escalating Russian interference in NATO territory.
Russian drone attacks on Ukraine killed at least three civilians and wounded 41 others, officials said Monday, as Moscow's forces struck the Kyiv region, Kharkiv and Odesa.
The strikes came after a week of diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to push for negotiations on ending the war. In the Kyiv region, Russian drone attacks killed three people and wounded eight, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration. A Russian strike on a nine-story apartment building in the northeastern city of Kharkiv wounded 38 people, including 10 children, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
Russian Drone Strikes Hurt Civilians In Ukraine
Four people, including two teenage girls, were hurt when a Russian drone struck a residential area in northern Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Sunday evening, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration. The aerial attacks regularly hit civilian areas, though Moscow claims it targets only military-related sites. Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces struck two data centers in Kyiv and gas stations in the capital.
It said a distribution hub belonging to the Nova Poshta postal service was hit in the southern city of Odesa, and that the military struck a cargo ship in the Black Sea and another in the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk. The strikes aim to curb Ukraine's grain exports, though they may also create food shortages in countries that rely on Ukrainian imports.
The ceaseless drone attacks on cities and towns are meant to wear down Ukraine's resistance and cripple the economy. On the battlefield, Ukraine's Third Army Corps said it had recaptured another 51 square kilometres (20 square miles) from Russian forces, bringing the total to 176 square kilometres (68 square miles) since its offensive, codenamed Operation Vivaldi, began several months ago.
Ukraine Uses Kamikaze Vehicles To Break Russian Lines
The corps said that to break through Russian defenses, it converted Soviet-era BTR-60 armored personnel carriers into kamikaze vehicles that blew up the strongest Russian fortifications. The operation has also used ground robots to attack Russian positions. The claimed breakthroughs came in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, which the larger Russian army has been trying in vain to conquer. Battlefield positions have changed little since last year, in part because swarms of drones severely restrict troop movements.
The front line stretches about 1,250 kilometres (800 miles). Russia's Defence Ministry said its troops captured the villages of Novovodiane in the Donetsk region and Ulanove in the northern Sumy region. It was not possible to independently verify either side's claims. Ukrainian long-range drones have targeted fuel depots and industrial plants deep inside Russia that are a mainstay of Moscow's economy and war effort.
Ukrainian Drones Target Russian Infrastructure Facilities
Ukrainian drone attacks overnight started fires at three infrastructure facilities in Russia's Krasnodar region, local emergency officials said Monday, without identifying the locations. Russia's Defence Ministry said air defences downed 254 Ukrainian drones overnight. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warned of escalating Russian interference in NATO territory and said Europe must continue its support for Ukraine. He also said his country wants more Canadian liquefied natural gas, adding that our supply chains are under threat.
The comments came as Alberta and Ontario premiers were set to share a stage in Calgary to talk energy policy. Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton, The Associated Press. Hatton reported from Lisbon, Portugal.
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