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Free Malaysia Today
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Russia fires record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight
Russia has escalated its attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks. (AP pic) KYIV : Russia fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine in an overnight aerial barrage, Kyiv's air force said today, the latest massive attack as Moscow rejects calls for a ceasefire. The attack caused damage in several Ukrainian regions, though there were no reports of people killed or mass casualties. 'Enemy air strikes were recorded in 10 spots,' the Ukrainian air force said. The mayor of the western city of Rivne, Oleksandr Tretyak, called it 'the largest attack' on the region since the start of the war. Russia has escalated its attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, which Kyiv says demonstrate that Moscow has no intention of halting its three-year-long invasion and is not serious about peace talks. The barrages have raised concerns about the capacity of Ukraine's stretched air defence systems. But the air force said that it shot down or intercepted 460 of the drones, as well as 19 out of 20 missiles fired by Russia overnight. Ukraine also said it had launched its own overnight strike on an electronics factory that makes parts for Russian drones, with local Russian officials saying the facility had to temporarily suspend production after the attack.
Business Recorder
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Russia fired record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight
KYIV: Moscow fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine, including on the western region of Rivne that has been largely spared from attacks, Kyiv said Monday, also claiming an attack on a Russian factory hundreds of miles east of Moscow. Russia has escalated its attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, which Kyiv says demonstrate that the Kremlin has no intention of stopping its more than three-year invasion and is not serious about peace talks. Moscow said Monday its strikes are continued retaliation for a bold Ukrainian attack on its bomber planes parked deep inside Russia, including in Siberia, that infuriated the Kremlin. The overnight Russian attacks caused damage in several Ukrainian regions. There were no reports of people killed or mass casualties. 'Enemy air strikes were recorded in 10 spots,' the Ukrainian air force said. The mayor of the western city of Rivne, Oleksandr Tretyak, called it 'the largest attack' on the region since the start of the war. Kyiv mayor says Russian drones, missiles trigger fires, injure eight Regional governor Oleksandr Koval said 70 buildings – including private houses and a nursery – were damaged in the attack. Russia said it had targeted an airfield near the village of Dubno in the Rivne region. 'This is one of the retaliatory strikes against terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime on Russian military airfields,' its defence ministry said. Russia had vowed revenge last week and had already called strikes on Kyiv retaliation to the brazen Ukrainian operation. Ukraine also said it had launched its own overnight strike on an electronics factory that makes part for Russian drones, in the city of Cheboskary in Chuvashia – some 600 kilometres (372 miles) east of Moscow. Russian officials said the facility had to temporarily suspend production after the attack. 'This morning, Ukrainian attempts to use drones in Chuvashia were detected,' Chuvashia Governor Oleg Nikolayev said on Telegram, adding: 'Two drones fell on the territory of the VNIIR factory.' Ukraine's army said the factory manufactured 'antennas for Shahed' (drones). Russia fires dozens of Iranian-designed Shahed attack drones at Ukrainian cities on a daily basis. Russia said a Ukrainian strike killed one person in its border Kursk region Monday. The acting governor of the region, Alexander Khinstein, said the strike hit a 'cultural-service centre' in the Rylsky district, killing a 64-year-old man.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nato scrambles jets after Russian strikes near Polish border
Poland scrambled fighter jets to secure its airspace on Monday morning after neighbouring western Ukraine was hit by heavy Russian strikes. 'Due to the intensive air attack by the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, Polish and allied aircraft began to operate in Polish airspace in the morning,' Warsaw's Operational Command said in a statement on social media. Russia struck deep beyond the front lines overnight, hitting western Ukraine with dozens of drones and missiles, according to Oleksandr Tretyak, the Rivne mayor. Ukraine said Russia launched 479 drones and 20 missiles, which would be the war's biggest overnight bombardment. Russia has recently accelerated its campaign against Ukraine, dampening hopes of a ceasefire after a renewed diplomatic push to end the biggest conflict in Europe since the Second World War. Poland is one of Ukraine's closest allies, and serves as a crucial logistics hub for Western military aid to Kyiv. In March last year, Poland, a Nato member, reported a breach of its airspace by a Russian cruise missile, demanding an explanation from Moscow. A similar incident occurred in December 2023, when a Russian missile penetrated Polish airspace for several minutes before returning to Ukraine. Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, will on Monday call for a 'quantum leap' in defence capacities including a '400 per cent increase' in air and missile defence that 'protects' the alliance against Russia. 'We see in Ukraine how Russia delivers terror from above, so we will strengthen the shield that protects our skies,' he will say in a speech to the Chatham House think tank in London, according to comments released in a statement. Ahead of his speech, Mr Rutte will meet Sir Keir Starmer for their second Downing Street talks since Labour came to power last summer. His comments come ahead of a Nato summit in the Netherlands this month. Donald Trump, the US president, is pressing alliance members to increase their defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP, up from the current target of 2 per cent. Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defence, said last week in Brussels the allies were close to an agreement on the 5 per cent target, which could be formalised at the summit in The Hague. Nato members have been racing to bolster their defence capabilities since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. 'Danger will not disappear even when the war in Ukraine ends,' Mr Rutte will say. 'We must have more forces and capabilities to implement our defence plans in full. Our militaries also need thousands more armoured vehicles and tanks, millions more artillery shells. 'Nato has to become a stronger, fairer and more lethal alliance.' Last week, Britain announced plans to build as many as 12 nuclear-powered attack submarines and six munitions factories, to rearm in response to what it said were threats from Russia. Earlier this year, the Government pledged to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027, but has not yet set a firm timeline for further increases. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
New Indian Express
09-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Russia fires record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight
KYIV: Russia fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine in an overnight aerial barrage, Kyiv's air force said on Monday, the latest massive attack as Moscow rejects calls for a ceasefire. The attack caused damage in several Ukrainian regions, though there were no reports of people killed or mass casualties. "Enemy air strikes were recorded in 10 spots," the Ukrainian air force said. The mayor of the western city of Rivne, Oleksandr Tretyak, called it "the largest attack" on the region since the start of the war. Russia has escalated its attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, which Kyiv says demonstrate that Moscow has no intention of halting its three-year-long invasion and is not serious about peace talks. The barrages have raised concerns about the capacity of Ukraine's stretched air defence systems. But the air force said that it shot down or intercepted 460 of the drones, as well as 19 out of 20 missiles fired by Russia overnight. Ukraine also said it had launched its own overnight strike on an electronics factory that makes parts for Russian drones, with local Russian officials saying the facility had to temporarily suspend production after the attack.
Al Arabiya
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Russia fired record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight: Kyiv
Russia fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine in an overnight aerial barrage, Kyiv's air force said on Monday, the latest massive attack as Moscow rejects calls for a ceasefire. The attack caused damage in several Ukrainian regions, though there were no reports of people killed or mass casualties. 'Enemy air strikes were recorded in 10 spots,' the Ukrainian air force said. The mayor of the western city of Rivne, Oleksandr Tretyak, called it 'the largest attack' on the region since the start of the war. Russia has escalated its attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, which Kyiv says demonstrate that Moscow has no intention of halting its three-year-long invasion and is not serious about peace talks. The barrages have raised concerns about the capacity of Ukraine's stretched air defense systems. But the air force said that it shot down or intercepted 460 of the drones, as well as 19 out of 20 missiles fired by Russia overnight. Ukraine also said it had launched its own overnight strike on an electronics factory that makes parts for Russian drones, with local Russian officials saying the facility had to temporarily suspend production after the attack.
