3 people were killed in a missile attack by Russia
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 452 drones and 45 missiles, including cruise and ballistic missiles, after Ukraine attacked Russia’s airbases with drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the attacks were part of “Operation Spider’s Web”. This comes after US President Donald Trump said that Russia warned him that it would retaliate for the covert Ukrainian attack on Russia.
Hours after Russia’s largest drone attack on Ukraine, Zelenskyy and Vance met in Rome
A Russian drone hit a bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came hours after Russia and Ukraine had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed toyield a ceasefire. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drone strike was a “deliberate killing of civilians”.
Zelensky can help Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the country does not recognize Russia’s occupied territories as territories of Russia, adding, “We will never recognise them.” “Our partners know our red lines, that we do not recognise the occupied territories as territories of Russia, and we will never recognise them,” Zelenskyy added. The US had met with both Russian and Ukrainian leaders earlier this week.
The U.S. confirms that the Ukrainians shot long range at Russia for the first time
The Ukrainian military has launched Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) against Russia for the first time, an official said. The system has a relatively limited range of about 190 kilometres. The US has reportedly given approval to strike deep inside Russia if reports are true. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said that Putin’s new nuclear doctrine is an attempt to contain the ex-Soviet country.
The air force commander was fired after a fatal F-16 crash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment. The pilot was killed in the incident, the Ukrainian army said. The crash was the first reported loss of an F-16 in Ukraine, where the warplanes arrived at the end of last month.