Ukraine Suffers Record Drone Attack Ahead Of 3rd Anniversary (Worthy News Radio)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
KYIV/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia launched more than 200 drones in an overnight attack ahead of the third anniversary of the war against Russia. The attacks, the worst in the armed conflict so far, reportedly killed at least one civilian and was the latest bloodshed in Europe’s most brutal conflict in decades.
It meant another night of suffering for many people in Ukraine. Here in the capital, Kyiv, residents have been awakened by the sound of drones and explosions.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the multi-wave drone attacks on the capital damaged several residential houses and cars. Although there were no immediate reports of casualties here, at least one civilian reportedly died in the Kryvyi Rih area.
It was the latest reminder of why Ukraine and Russia are under pressure to launch peace talks. The attacks came as the conflict approaches its third anniversary on Monday.
Both sides maintain that they do not target civilians, but observers say many cities and towns have been devastated by a war that is believed to have killed and injured more than one million people.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 267 drones during the overnight assault, with 138 drones intercepted and 119 others going off the radar due to electronic warfare jamming. They added that three ballistic missiles were also being fired under orders of Moscow.
DRONE ATTACK
Ukraine’s embattled President Zelenskyy said the latest drone attack was Russia’s “aerial terror” and called for unity among his nation’s allies.
He added on social media that on the eve of the third anniversary of the full-scale war, Russia “launched the largest attack since Iranian drones began striking Ukrainian cities and villages.”
The full-scale began on February 24, 2022, when Russia launched a massive invasion of Ukraine. “I have taken the decision to carry out a special military operation,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told his nation and the world” at the time as thousands of Russian troops marched and rolled into Ukraine.
“Anyone who tries to interfere with us or threaten our country and our people should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will lead to consequences the likes you have never experienced in your history,” Putin warned.
That’s why, after months of tensions, air raid sirens wailed even in the capital, Kyiv. Millions were shocked, and many, mostly women and children, prepared to leave the wartorn nation.
“I never thought this could happen,” recalled emotional teacher Olena Kurilo, who suffered a facial wound. “I never thought this would truly happen in this lifetime,” she stressed, holding back tears.”We wrote poems about the war. I myself am a director and an educator. We studied the history, but we never thought this would happen on our land,” the woman added, wearing a bandage over her head.
But it did happen. With more than one million people reported killed and injured, many wonder when the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War Two will end.
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