Russia Says Ukraine Launched a Major Drone Attack After Moscow Shunned Ceasefire Offer
Russian air defenses downed 347 Ukrainian drones over 20 regions as Moscow tightened security ahead of Victory Day, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported intercepting 347 Ukrainian drones over 20 regions, including Moscow, marking the second-largest aerial assault since the invasion began four years ago.
- Tensions escalated after Moscow spurned a proposed ceasefire for Friday and Saturday, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to pledge Ukraine would act "symmetrically" as peace efforts stalled.
- The barrage remains smaller than the record 389 drones launched last March, while Ukraine's military reported shooting down 92 of 102 Russian drones launched overnight.
- Ahead of Victory Day, Russia will disable mobile internet and text messaging in Moscow on May 9, while the traditional parade will exclude tanks and missiles for the first time in nearly two decades.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov blamed Kyiv for the security measures, citing "terrorist activity," as restrictions coincide with Russia's commemoration of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
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A wave of Ukrainian drone attacks targeted Russian territory during the night of Wednesday to Thursday, with Russia announcing that it had shot down 347. Attacks that caused the death of one person, according to local authorities.
The attack occurs during the truce decreed by Zelensky — not supported by Moscow — and led Russia to threaten with "inevitable retaliation" if Kiev attacks during the celebrations.
Russian forces have shot down hundreds of drones launched by Kiev, with injuries and damage to buildings and vehicles in various locations, including Bryansk and the Moscow region
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Russia announced this Thursday that it had shot down 347 Ukrainian drones across its territory since Wednesday evening. A particularly high number of attacks which caused the death of one person in a region bordering Ukraine, according to local authorities. The devices, which targeted around twenty Russian regions, including Moscow, were “intercepted and destroyed” between […]
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