Putin warned US President Donald Trump in a telephone call this week that Moscow would retaliate for Ukrainian operations inside Russian territory that destroyed several strategic nuclear bombers over the weekend. It was the clearest signal yet that the US president’s peace efforts have stalled.
At least three regions in western Ukraine came under attack overnight, and industrial infrastructure was damaged, according to local governors. Three missiles were fired over the Lviv region, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said on Telegram. There were power supply cuts in the Lviv region and in the city of Ternopil.Over 2,000 households in Kyiv suffered power outages after the overnight attacks, the DTEK energy company said on Telegram.
Several Russian regions also came under drone attack, although no fatalities were reported. In total, Russia destroyed 174 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Defense Ministry said. Ten were shot down while approaching Moscow, according to the capital’s mayor. Authorities temporarily closed three airports in the Moscow area for safety, but they have since reopened.
In Engels, in the Saratov region, drones caused a fire at an industrial site and damaged a residential building, the local governor said. In the Kaluga region, drone debris fell on a highway. In Belgorod, an explosion on a railway track temporarily disrupted train service, regional authorities said.
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