Putin's drone war: Region Kursk and the consequences for peace!

Putin's drone war: Region Kursk and the consequences for peace!

In a reserved but significant gesture, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk region, which was recently completely checked by the Russian army. According to Moscow's explanations, this was done that the reconquest with the support of North Korean soldiers, as [https://www.kleinezeitung.at/service/newsticker/aussenpolitik/19709015/putin-beschte-erstmals-seit--seit--seitung-region-kursk) reports.

In the meantime, the Russian army reported the successful defense of 159 Ukrainian drones within just twelve hours. Between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning alone, 127 drones were destroyed in the Brjansk, Kursk and Moscow regions, while another 32 drones were intercepted between the early hours of the morning.

drone attacks and international diplomacy

These military activities push into the background of the current diplomatic efforts. Two days before Putin's visit, talks with the US President Donald Trump took place, but which ended without a consensus to a ceasefire. Marco Rubio, the US Foreign Minister, asked Russia to submit a proposal for a ceasefire in the next few days, which was seen by the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj as an attempt.

In addition to these developments, the situation is tightened to Ukraine by massive drone attacks by Russia, which continue to take place despite direct negotiations that have started. According to the [Tagesschau] (https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/ukraine attack-dahnen-100.html), the Ukrainian Air Force has recorded the biggest drone attack to date, in which a total of 273 Russian flight objects were used. This exceeds the previous record of 267 drone attacks last February.

There were tragic losses in these attacks. A woman died in Kiev while three people, including a four -year -old child, were injured. The Ukrainian military stated that 88 of the attacking drones could be shot down while 128 was lost. In addition to Kyiv, affected areas are also Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk.

international reactions and future negotiations

International pressure on Russia increases because the United States threatens with new sanctions, there should be no integrative progress in the negotiations. In addition, Biden is planning another phone call with Putin, while leading European politicians such as Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Karmer coordinate in Ukraine diplomacy and have had several discussions with Trump to develop a coherent strategy.

The recent negotiations between Russia and Ukraine did not make any progress towards the ceasefire, but an exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war was agreed. The conversations are to be continued indefinite, with both Russia and Ukraine continue to be under international pressure to find a solution to the conflict.

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