KYIV: Russian air defenses thwarted a nighttime barrage of 39 Ukrainian drones over 5 of the nation’s areas, Russian authorities stated Monday, whereas Kyiv officers stated the Kremlin’s forces made a brand new push to overwhelm battlefield defenses on the entrance line in japanese Ukraine.
Russia’s defence ministry stated the drones had been “intercepted and destroyed” in areas bordering Ukraine in addition to within the Leningrad area roughly 700 kilometers (430 miles) north of the Ukrainian border.An influence plant, a bridge and an influence line had been broken by drone particles, it stated.
Ukraine has employed excessive expertise in its marketing campaign of more and more formidable drone strikes deep inside Russia that focus on essential infrastructure in an try and make the battle that’s now in its third yr extra pricey for Moscow and hinder its battle machine.
Russian troops, in the meantime, are intensifying their weekslong drive to breach Ukrainian defenses round Pokrovsk, a city of round 60,000 folks earlier than the battle, the Ukrainian Common Employees stated Monday.
Russia launched 52 assaults there over the earlier 24 hours — virtually twice the day by day quantity in latest weeks, it stated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy late Sunday described the scenario within the Donetsk area, which incorporates Pokrovsk, as “extraordinarily difficult.”
Russia’s technique of attritional warfare, with highly effective glide bombs pulverizing Ukrainian defensive positions earlier than infantry transfer in, has introduced incremental positive factors for the Kremlin because it seeks a giant breakthrough that has eluded it since capturing Avdiivka in February.
Ukraine is considerably outgunned by Russia’s larger military on the roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) entrance line.
Russia’s defence ministry stated the drones had been “intercepted and destroyed” in areas bordering Ukraine in addition to within the Leningrad area roughly 700 kilometers (430 miles) north of the Ukrainian border.An influence plant, a bridge and an influence line had been broken by drone particles, it stated.
Ukraine has employed excessive expertise in its marketing campaign of more and more formidable drone strikes deep inside Russia that focus on essential infrastructure in an try and make the battle that’s now in its third yr extra pricey for Moscow and hinder its battle machine.
Russian troops, in the meantime, are intensifying their weekslong drive to breach Ukrainian defenses round Pokrovsk, a city of round 60,000 folks earlier than the battle, the Ukrainian Common Employees stated Monday.
Russia launched 52 assaults there over the earlier 24 hours — virtually twice the day by day quantity in latest weeks, it stated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy late Sunday described the scenario within the Donetsk area, which incorporates Pokrovsk, as “extraordinarily difficult.”
Russia’s technique of attritional warfare, with highly effective glide bombs pulverizing Ukrainian defensive positions earlier than infantry transfer in, has introduced incremental positive factors for the Kremlin because it seeks a giant breakthrough that has eluded it since capturing Avdiivka in February.
Ukraine is considerably outgunned by Russia’s larger military on the roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) entrance line.
