Ukraine Deploys Drones Against Russia, Reports Minimal Casualties
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On Saturday night, Ukraine fired some 822 drones towards Russia, with 600 aiming for Moscow, according to its regional governor, who said the Russian capital had suffered "one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory". Seven deaths were reported across Russia.
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ABC NewsRussia continued its own long-range strike campaign against Ukrainian cities overnight. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 147 drones of various types in its latest barrage, of which 111 were shot down or otherwise suppressed.
PBS NewsHourThe Moscow region is hit by almost 800 drones as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces launched one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since Moscow's invasion over four years ago, firing almost 800 drones only two days after a similar salvo, officials said Tuesday. Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike on a village in northeastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people and wounded 17 others as the barrage demolished homes, officials said. READ MORE: Ukraine's state energy company says its facilities seriously...
Associated PressWaves of Ukrainian drones targeted the massive logistics center outside Moscow overnight. The next morning, it was still ablaze, dark smoke rising into the sky from what was one of Russia’s largest retail warehouses.
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Officials reported no deaths or major damage. In the Moscow region that surrounds but doesn’t include the Russian capital, three people were injured, Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said.
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"We will definitely respond to this Russian attack," Zelenskyy wrote in a post to Telegram."And it is equally important that our partners also support our just and decisive responses with their own steps to put pressure on Russia and to support Ukraine.
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01 ABC News The drones were among 791 Ukrainian craft reported downed by the Russian Defense Ministry overnight.
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02 USA Today Commercially Proven Swarm Technology Capable of Coordinating Thousands of Aircraft Now Available to U.S. Defense Organizations for Drone-Swarm Training, Testing and Evaluation
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03 Associated Press Hundreds of miles away, Ukrainian drone crews had barely paused after the night’s work before starting to prepare for another attack.
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04 Washington Times WASHINGTON — On the same day it invaded Ukraine in 2022, Russia disabled thousands of satellite modems across Ukraine and other European countries, aiming to disrupt communications. A new AI-assisted tool aims to help close that kind of vulnerability amid concerns about continued Russian aggression and newer Iranian threats to cyber infrastructure.
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05 BBC News Published Russia has accused the UK of "deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis" following confirmation that British-made drones had been used in strikes on targets in Russia.
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