Russia launches “massive” strikes days after Ukrainian drone attack star-news.press/wp

Russia has launched a “massive” drone and a rocket strike on boarding capital and other areas early on Friday, days after the surprise of Ukraine to its air base.

Five people were killed and 80 injured, Ukrainian officials said, with cruise missiles and hundreds of drones.

Strikes were targeted at the capital of Kiev, and the northern town of Chernihiv, as well as Lutsk and Ternopil in the northwest.

Russia said that the strikes were the answer to the “Terrorist Acts of the Kiev regime,”, saying that the military was targeted.

Moscow also reported on the fallen 174 Ukrainian drones on Russia parts and took the crime. Neptune anti-ships cruise rockets, it was said, are intercepted through the Black Sea.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense said that his armed forces “launched a mass strike with high precise long air, sea and ground weapons, as well as attacking drones” on Thursday night.

The attack came after Putin I warned U.S. President Donald Trump He would answer the recent strikes of Ukraine in several Russian regions.

Late on Friday, Trump told reporters that Ukrainians gave the “Putin reason to enter and bomb with them last night.”

Putin’s spokesman Dmitry sand described the war in Ukraine as “existential” for Russia, saying that it is a “issue of our national interests, the question of our security.”

Moscow blames Ukraine for three bombs on railways in Russian regions of Western Bryansk and Kursk allegedly killed seven people and hurt more than 100 last weekend. Kiev did not comment on those attacks.

Ukraine, however, said that she performed the largest range of drons strikes at least 40 Russian warriors in four military bases deep in Russia last Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 117 DRONS in SPIDER’s web operation by the SBU security service, striking “34% of (Russian) strategic cruise missiles.”

Ukrainian officials say that the latest plane attack on Russia included 38 cruise cruises, the type of Ukraine focused on Sunday.

Ukraine state emergencies DSNS said three people were killed in Kiev were his employees.

One person was killed in Lutsk, and the body of another victim was drawn from the wreck in Chernihiv late on Friday.

Zelensky said Russian attack used more than 400 drones.

“Now the moment is when America, Europe and everyone around the world can stop this war by pressing Russia,” he added.

In a tually covered reference to Trump’s apparent unwillingness to put pressure on Russia, he added: “If someone does not apply pressure and gives war more time for animals and responsibility.”

Air attack warnings were in the site in Kiev, where there was a residential building, and the city metro system was disrupted after the shelling of damaged songs.

Tens of thousands of civilians in the capital spent unrested several hours in underground shelters.

From the city center, the extended ruffles of machine guns can be heard as the defense of air on the outskirts tried to come down the results of drones aimed at the capital.

From time to time, the recognizable buzzing of drones was also said to be heard.

Bright flashes of light, sometimes reflected in nearby buildings, five or 10 seconds later a thunderous explosion.

In Ternopil, Military Chief Vyacheslav Negoda said that the strike was “the easiest air attack on our region to date”, five people and harmful houses and schools.

Earlier this month, the second round of direct peace talks of Russia and Ukraine was held in Istanbul, but ended without great breakthrough.

Ukrainian negotiators said Russia rejected the unconditional truce – the key request of Kiev and its Western Union, including the United States.

The Russian team said that they suggested a two- or three-day recirculation “in certain areas” huge fronce, but did not give more details.

Last week, Trump appeared to set the two-week deadline for Putin, threatening to change how to respond to Russia now if he was that Putin still “tapped” in the peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine.

The US president has not acted on his threat so far.