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Russia rains death on Ukraine as Zelensky demands tougher sanctions
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- Russian airstrikes in Ukraine have killed at least four civilians and wounded multiple others across several regions, including Zaporizhzhya, Sumy, Dnipro, Kiev, Odessa, Kharkiv, Poltava, Mykolaiv, and Vinnytsia, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- Ukrainian officials reported drone strikes targeting Russian facilities in the Krasnodar and Rostov regions, with Ukrainian drones also causing casualties in Russian-occupied Kherson and the city of Belgorod.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened intensified strikes against Ukraine in response to a large Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow coinciding with Russia’s parliamentary elections.
- Ukrainian authorities called for tougher sanctions from the US and EU, citing daily Russian escalations in the ongoing conflict that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
- Casualty reports from drone strikes in occupied and Russian territories remain unverified independently, highlighting the challenges of confirming information amid the conflict.
