Ukraine launches massive drone attack toward Russia, four deaths recorded
Ukraine has launched a large-scale long-range drone operation targeting Russian territory, as Kyiv intensifies strikes on infrastructure linked to Moscow’s war effort.
AFP journalists witnessed drones being launched overnight from a secret location by Ukraine’s unmanned aerial systems forces.
The operation was overseen by Robert Brovdi, known by the call sign “Madyar,” commander of Ukraine’s drone forces.
“The priority remains the constant development of the use of long-range strike capabilities against a wide range of military targets dispersed over the vast territory of the aggressor country,” Brovdi told AFP.
According to Brovdi, fuel and energy facilities across southern Russia, the Urals and Siberia remain key targets, including oil terminals, refineries and gas processing complexes.
He said the facilities help finance Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attacks as a “fully justified” response to ongoing Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
Ukraine has increasingly relied on long-range drone attacks to strike deep inside Russian territory, targeting sites Kyiv says are linked to Moscow’s military-industrial complex. Russia stated on Sunday that Kyiv bombed its territory with 600 drones, in attacks that caused four deaths.
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