Russia hits back at Ukraine with deadly air attacks after devastating drone blitz
It comes days after Ukraine launched a surprise drone attack on four Russian air bases on Sunday
Russia launched a series of deadly missile and drone attacks across Ukraine on Friday, marking one of the largest air attacks since the war began three years ago.
Russian forces struck six regions of Ukraine with over 400 drones and more than 40 ballistic and cruise missiles, according to Ukranian authorities. The Ukrainian military said it shot down about 30 cruise missiles and up to 200 drones.
Ukraine's Interior Ministry said three emergency responders were killed in the capital Kyiv.
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“They were working under fire to help people,” the ministry said.
It comes after Ukraine launched a surprise drone attack on four Russian air bases on Sunday. Ukraine said 41 Russian warplanes were damaged or destroyed.
Ukraine's Security Service claimed it destroyed 34 percent of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers worth around $7 billion in the attack. Russia refuted the claims, saying Ukraine’s figures were exaggerated.
Russia said that air defenses downed 174 Ukrainian drones over 13 regions on Friday. Flights at Moscow airports were temporarily suspended as a precaution.
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him “very strongly” in a phone call that he will respond to the attack. He added that it “was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace.”
The US President has been pushing for both sides to reach a peace deal to end to the war.
Ukraine has offered a 30-day ceasefire and a meeting between Zelensky and Putin, but Russia has effectively rejected a truce.
