Meanwhile, US-made ATACMS missiles launched by Ukraine damaged critical infrastructure and injured several people in Russia’s Kursk region. The Ukrainian president has condemned the attack.
ADVERTISINGThe Russian Army launched 188 drones against 17 regions of Ukraine in a night attack, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Tuesday. The bombing marks the record for most drones fired by Russia in a single attack.
“Almost 200 Russian drones against Ukraine in a single day“This is almost 200 proofs that Russian ambitions are totally disconnected from any idea of real peace,” declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his daily speech on Tuesday.
Zelensky stated that although most of the drones were shot down or neutralized, the strikes damaged residential buildings and critical infrastructure such as the national electrical grid. He added that after the massive attack, the aftermath in the Ternopil region is still being dealt with.
The Ukrainian president also said that it is underway a rescue operation after the Russian attack to a gas station in the Sumy region, which caused the death of at least two people. The attack also caused damage to a residential building and a daycare.
Zelensky said that Moscow apparently used a multiple launch rocket system, and that “the only way to defend against this type of attack is destroying weapons and delivery systems Russians on Russian territory.
In early November, Biden authorized the use of long-range weapons supplied by the United States so that Ukraine will strike deeper into Russian territory after North Korean troops were deployed to fight alongside Moscow in its war against Ukraine.
The Kremlin threatens Europe
On November 19, kyiv launched its first missile strike from the US-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry made a rare official recognition that long-range weapons launched by Ukraine damaged infrastructure and injured several soldiers.
They stated that shots were fired on Saturday five ATACMS missiles against an air defense missile system in the Russian border region of Kursk, of which only three were shot down, injuring soldiers and damaging the system’s radar. On Monday, Ukraine launched another ATACMS attack, in which seven of the eight missiles were shot down. One of them reached the facilities and caused minor damage, and two soldiers were injured.
“Preparations for retaliation are underway,” the ministry stated without giving further details. The chairman of the Russian State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, urged the West to refrain from escalating tensions, as it could ultimately harm the citizens of Europe.
“We must stop creating tensions and sliding into the abyss, which is happening due to Biden’s actions and decisionsMacron, Scholz and the like. Zelensky’s regime is doomed. But everything that we are seeing happening now can cause harm and harm to the citizens of European countries,” Volodin said, adding that the use of the new Oreshnikera ballistic missile is necessary and timely to protect Russian citizens.
