NEW DELHI: Russia destroyed 38 Ukraine-launched drones over the Crimean Peninsula, the RIA state news agency reported on Sunday, citing Russia’s defence ministry.
“Tonight, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using 38 aircraft-type UAVs on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped. All Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by duty air defense systems over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,” the department said.
This came after a Russian drone attack that killed at least 8 people in Odesa. Earlier, Oleh Kiper, the regional governor, said the adults killed included three men aged 35, 40 and 54, and two women aged 31 and 73. Eight people were wounded, including a three-year-old girl.
After the attack, Ukrainian president Voldymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that this incident could have been avoided if Kyiv was not facing delays to weapons supplies.
Seven Western leaders have signed 10-year security agreements with Ukraine in the last two months as Kyiv fights to plug a big hole in stockpiles with a vital package of US military assistance stuck in Congress and facing months of Republican opposition.
“When lives are lost, and partners are simply playing internal political games or disputes, limiting our defence, it’s impossible to understand,” Zelenskyy said.
As emergency services posted images of bodies being pulled from the rubble of an apartment block in the southern port city of Odesa, he also used his nightly video address to deliver a strong message to his new army chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, who replaced Valeriy Zaluzhnyi in a shakeup last month.
(With inputs from Reuters)
“Tonight, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using 38 aircraft-type UAVs on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped. All Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by duty air defense systems over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,” the department said.
This came after a Russian drone attack that killed at least 8 people in Odesa. Earlier, Oleh Kiper, the regional governor, said the adults killed included three men aged 35, 40 and 54, and two women aged 31 and 73. Eight people were wounded, including a three-year-old girl.
After the attack, Ukrainian president Voldymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that this incident could have been avoided if Kyiv was not facing delays to weapons supplies.
Seven Western leaders have signed 10-year security agreements with Ukraine in the last two months as Kyiv fights to plug a big hole in stockpiles with a vital package of US military assistance stuck in Congress and facing months of Republican opposition.
“When lives are lost, and partners are simply playing internal political games or disputes, limiting our defence, it’s impossible to understand,” Zelenskyy said.
As emergency services posted images of bodies being pulled from the rubble of an apartment block in the southern port city of Odesa, he also used his nightly video address to deliver a strong message to his new army chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, who replaced Valeriy Zaluzhnyi in a shakeup last month.
(With inputs from Reuters)