Russia’s latest barrage involved 149 explosive drones and decoys, according to the Ukrainian air force, which said 57 of the drones were intercepted and another 67 jammed electronicallyread more
Russia launched a sweeping drone assault across Ukraine overnight into Sunday (April 27), striking multiple regions. One person was killed and a 14-year-old girl injured in Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which was targeted for the third consecutive night, regional governor Serhii Lysak said.
The attacks came just hours after Moscow claimed to have retaken full control of parts of the Kursk region, seized by Ukrainian forces during a surprise incursion last August. Ukrainian officials, however, insisted that fighting in the area was still ongoing.
Russia’s drone attack
Russia’s latest barrage involved 149 explosive drones and decoys, according to the Ukrainian air force, which said 57 of the drones were intercepted and another 67 jammed electronically.
Further casualties were reported across Ukraine. One person was wounded in the Odesa region, while another was injured in the city of Zhitomir, local officials said.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defenses had shot down five Ukrainian drones over the border region of Bryansk, as well as three more over the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
In the partially occupied Donetsk region, five people were wounded after Ukrainian forces shelled the city of Horlivka, according to Ivan Prikhodko, the Russian-installed mayor.
Trump hints at fresh Russia sanctions
Tensions are continuing to escalate following renewed skepticism from US President Donald Trump over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war.
In a shift from earlier comments suggesting a peace deal was close, Trump on Saturday (April 28) expressed doubt that Putin wanted to end the conflict, which has now stretched beyond three years.
“There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,” Trump wrote on social media as he flew back to the United States after attending Pope Francis’s funeral at the Vatican, where he also held a brief meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump hinted at the possibility of new sanctions against Russia.
The encounter between Trump and Zelenskyy marked their first face-to-face meeting since a tense Oval Office exchange in late February, where the two leaders had clashed over US aid to Kyiv.
With inputs from agencies