Attacks between Ukraine and Russia after Trump-Tutin conversation

Attacks between Ukraine and Russia after Trump-Tutin conversation

At night, Ukraine and Russia exchanged their air raids, just a few hours after the Kremlin had agreed to temporarily stop attacks on energy infrastructures. However, it was not agreed to sign a comprehensive ceasefire.

Russia's attacks on Ukraine

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian armed forces used 145 drones, 2 ballistic rockets and 4 anti -aircraft missiles against Ukraine on Wednesday morning. The attacks were aimed at the Sumy, Odesa, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv and Tschernihiw. 72 drones were shot down.

consequences of the attacks on civil infrastructure

The attacks damaged civilian institutions, including a hospital in the eastern region of Sumy and a electricity system that supplies the railways in the central Dnipropetrovsk. This report both official bodies and the state railway company of Ukraine, Ukrzaliznytsya. Parts of the rail network are without electricity, but the trains run according to plan.

votes from politics

President Wolodymyr Selenskyj commented on Telegram about the attacks: "It is these kind of nightly attacks in Russia that destroy our energy sector, our infrastructure and the normal life of the Ukrainians. The fact that this night is no exception shows that the pressure on Russia has to be continued to reach peace."

Russia's reaction to the Ukrainian attacks

In the meantime, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday that 57 drones were shot down by Ukraine at night, whereby 35 of these drones over the border area were intercepted and destroyed.

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