Russian attack kills 11, injures 89

A Russian onslaught connected Ukraine’s northeast metropolis of Sumy killed 11 radical and injured astatine slightest 89, Ukrainian officials said.

"Sunday evening for the metropolis of Sumy became hell, a calamity that Russia brought to our land," subject head Volodymyr Artyukh said successful a station connected the Telegram messaging channel.

Sumy determination prosecutors said the onslaught damaged 90 apartments, 28 cars, 2 acquisition institutions and 13 buildings.

The onslaught followed a monolithic Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s powerfulness infrastructure earlier successful the day, arsenic good arsenic quality reports that the United States granted clearance for Ukraine to usage long-range U.S. weapons to deed subject targets successful Russia.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the state and its allies should absorption connected “really forcing Russia to extremity the war.”

“Today marked 1 of the largest and astir unsafe Russian attacks successful the full warfare - 210 drones and missiles launched simultaneously – including hypersonic and aeroballistic ones,” Zelenskyy said successful his nightly address.

Zelenskyy has agelong been lobbying for support to usage the Army Tactical Missile System, known by its initials ATACMS, to deed targets wrong Russia. He said successful his code that negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin is not an effectual strategy to extremity the war.

“This is the reply to each those who wanted to execute thing with Putin done conversations, telephone calls, hugs – appeasement. Today, this ‘dove of peace’ sent america yet different barrage of ‘Kinzhal’ and ‘Kalibr’ missiles. That’s his diplomacy. His connection is treachery,” Zelenskyy said.

Long-range capabilities

President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to usage U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper wrong Russia, easing limitations connected the longer scope weapons arsenic Russia deploys up to 12,000 North Korean troops to reenforce its war, according to a U.S. authoritative and 3 different radical acquainted with the matter, the Associated Press reported.

In caller weeks, Putin has positioned troops – including those from North Korea - on the bluish borderline of Ukraine successful a propulsion to regain territory.

Biden had been opposed to immoderate escalation of the warfare successful Ukraine, and Putin has said Moscow could supply long-range weapons for others to deed Western targets if NATO allies let Ukraine to usage their arms to onslaught Russian territory.

But Zelenskyy has argued that the regularisation connected long-range weapons has hampered Ukraine’s defence against Russian attacks. Long-range capabilities, helium said, are a cardinal constituent of Ukraine’s triumph plan.

“Today, there’s a batch of speech successful the media astir america receiving support for respective actions. But strikes are not carried retired with words. Such things are not announced. Missiles volition talk for themselves,” Zelensky said. “They surely will.”

Russia downs 59 drones

Meanwhile, Russia changeable down 59 Ukranian drones overnight, according to the Russian defence ministry.

"During the past night, attempts by the Kyiv authorities to transportation retired violent UAV attacks against targets connected the territory of the Russian Federation were thwarted," the ministry said successful a statement.

The ministry said astir of the drones were changeable down crossed 3 regions bordering Ukraine: 45 successful Bryansk, six successful Kursk and 3 successful Belgorod, Agence France-Presse reported.

Three drones were intercepted successful the portion of Tula, southbound of the capital, portion 2 others were downed implicit the Moscow region.

Ukraine's aerial unit said connected Monday that it changeable down 8 retired of 11 Russian drones during an overnight attack.

Information from The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Press was utilized successful this report.