Russia-Ukraine War: On Sunday, Russia carried out massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, which are being described as the biggest attack in recent months. In this attack, a nine-storey building in Sumy city of northern Ukraine was targeted, in which eight people were killed and dozens were injured.
According to Ukrainian Internal Affairs Minister Ihor Klimenko, two children were also among those killed in Sumy. After this incident, more than 400 people were evacuated safely from the building. Rescue workers are still searching for people trapped inside the debris. “Every life destroyed by Russia is a great tragedy,” Klimenko said.
wider impact of the attack
Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in these attacks, apparently with the aim of disrupting the country’s electricity supply ahead of winter. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Russia launched 120 missiles and 90 drones, including Iranian-made “Shahid” drones and other types of ballistic and cruise missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force claimed that it destroyed 144 out of 210 air targets. Despite this, two people were killed and six others were injured in a drone attack in Mykolaiv.
This morning began with one of the largest Russian strikes on Ukraine. 210 missiles and drones, including aeroballistic and hypersonic missiles, as well as dozens of Shahed drones, were launched. All of them targeted civilian infrastructure—critical facilities like power plants… pic.twitter.com/PriNcqjJ8C
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 17, 2024
American long range missiles approved
Amid the attack, US President Joe Biden approved Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles (ATACMS) to strike inside Russia. This decision came when Russia tried to increase its military capacity by including thousands of North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region. This is the first time that the US has allowed the use of Western weapons inside Russian territory.
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