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BBC News
01-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Three killed in Ukrainian drone attack on central Russia
Three people have been killed and 35 taken to hospital following an attack by Ukraine on a factory in the city of Izhevsk - more than 1,000km (620 miles) from the border, Russian authorities those injured ten had suffered serious injuries, the governor of Udmurtia Aleksandr Bechalov said, adding he had briefed President Vladimir Putin on the reportedly targeted the Kupol Electromechanical Plant - a military factory which is said to produce Tor surface-to-air missile systems and radar stations. The plant also specialises in the production of Osa air defence systems and has developed drones, according to Ukrainian media. An Ukrainian official confirmed that two long-range drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Kupol plant from a distance of around 1,300 km (807 miles)."Each such special operation reduces the enemy's offensive potential, disrupts military production chains and demonstrates that even deep in Russia's rear, there are no safe zones for its military infrastructure," the source said in comments reported by Ukrainian media.A video posted on social media and verified by the BBC showed an explosion on the roof of a building, followed by a large plume of black smoke rising over a factory-type civil aviation regulator Rosaviatsia imposed restrictions on operations at Izhevsk airport, before lifting them a few hours later. This is second Ukrainian drone attack on the Kupol factory since November - although that strike had not resulted in any its part, Moscow continues to carry out attacks in Ukraine. At the weekend Russia launched a record 537 drones and missiles on various locations across the country, including Kyiv and the Western city of Lviv. On Monday Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky granted the Hero of Ukraine award posthumously to an F-16 pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Maksym Ustymenko, who was killed while trying to repel the aerial the battlefield, while Russia's advance on the Sumy region seems to have stalled, Moscow appears to be targeting the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Unconfirmed reports in Russian media suggested Moscow's forces took control of the first village in the rounds of talks aimed at agreeing a ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow have taken place at the behest of US President Donald Trump since May, but have failed to produce tangible results. Last week, President Putin said Russia was ready to hold a new round of peace negotiations although he said that the Russian and Ukrainian peace proposals were "absolutely contradictory".On Monday Zelensky again expressed scepticism of Putin's intentions. "Putin has already stolen practically half a year from diplomacy... on top of the entire duration of this war," the Ukrainian leader said."Russia is not changing its plans and is not looking for a way out of this war. On the contrary, they are preparing for new operations, including on the territory of European countries."US senior envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg echoed this on Monday, when he wrote on X that Russia could not "continue to stall for time while it bombs civilian targets in Ukraine". Moscow swiftly pushed back, saying it was not "interested in stalling anything" and thanking the US for its support.
Al Arabiya
03-06-2025
- General
- Al Arabiya
Ukraine's SBU hit Crimea's bridge under water with explosives
Ukraine's SBU security service said on Tuesday it had hit the road and rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula below the water level with explosives. The SBU said in a statement on the Telegram app that it had used 1100 kilograms of explosives which were detonated early in the morning, damaging underwater pillars of the bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine.
Daily Mail
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Putin's doomsday bombers wiped out in daring drone blitz by Ukraine as Russian war hawks demand nuclear retaliation
Two major Russian airfields for Vladimir Putin 's nuclear strike warplanes - one in the Arctic, the other in Siberia - were reported ablaze today following 'explosions'. Both are thousands of miles from Ukraine but were 'under drone attack', with dozens of Moscow 's nuclear capable warplanes evidently destroyed. The attack - with drones possibly released from trucks near the bases - appears one of the most sensational of the entire war, and the blackest day for Putin. Olenya airbase in Arctic Murmansk region is home to Russia 's Tu-95 strategic bombers - potentially used to launch nuclear strikes on the West. They have been used to attack Ukraine with conventional weapons. Ablaze, too, was Belaya nuclear airbase in eastern Siberia's Irkutsk region - some 2,900 miles from Ukraine. Russian war-channels immediately began calling for Putin to respond by using nuclear weapons. 'Disabling strategic aircraft gives Russia the right to use nuclear weapons,' declared Vladislav Pozdnyakov, a war expert. 'Let me remind you.' Russia's nuclear doctrine allows for a nuclear response in the event of an attack on 'critical government or military infrastructure'. In particular, 'an enemy attack that disrupts the operation of nuclear forces, threatening Russia's ability to respond' could lead to Putin ordering an atomic strike. Ukraine's SBU secret service was reportedly conducting a large-scale special operation to destroy Russian bombers. The Ukrainian media claimed more than 40 Putin aircraft had been hit, including Tu-95, Tu-22M3, and A-50 strategic bombers. The damage to the enemy was alleged to exceed £1.5billion. A driver of a truck filled with drones that attacked Olenegorsk in Murmansk 'may not have known about the cargo', said a report. According to Baza media, the driver has been detained. 'A truck stopped at a gas station at the entrance to the city… drones started flying out of the back of the truck and then attacked various objects,' said a report. A similar account was heard from Siberia but there are no official comments yet. Ukraine's Pravda Gerashchenko Telegram channel said: 'A special operation 'Web' is being conducted to demilitarise Russia. 'The [SBU] report the destruction of Russian bomber aircraft behind enemy lines. ' In particular, the destruction of more than 40 aircraft, including A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3.' The audacious strike was described as 'Russia's Pearl Harbour' and the 'blackest day in aviation' for the country by pro-Putin Telegram channels. Kremlin cheerleaders immediately heaped blame on the West, and called for revenge strikes, including on Britain. Pundit Sergei Mardan: 'The drones that attacked the Irkutsk region were launched from a truck. 'Similarly, drones that flew out of a truck attacked objects in the Murmansk region. 'It's even interesting why no one in London, Berlin or at least in Tallinn is afraid that a swarm of drones will suddenly fly out of a truck parked in the area of a military facility.' The strike comes ahead of peace talks tomorrow due in Istanbul. Rybar war channel in Russia said: 'The attack was carried out by FPV drones that were launched from vans that arrived at the facilities. 'Control was conducted through repeaters installed there via satellite communications. 'As we have previously said, the Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic aircraft have long been taken out of production, and there is nothing to restore them. 'Accordingly, these losses cannot be recovered. 'This is without understatement a very serious damage to the strategic component, caused both by serious miscalculations in the work of intelligence services, and negligent attitude to aircraft, which even after all the attacks stood in the open field without shelter.' Unconfirmed reports indicated further strikes at Russia's nuclear submarine base Severomorsk in the Arctic, headquarters of the Northern Fleet. Footage appeared to show black smoke at the scene on the Kola Peninsula following explosions at the secret base. It was unclear what had been hit. Some reports said the footage showed Olenegorsk elsewhere in Murmansk region. An astonishing video also showed how drones rose out of the back of a nondescript truck in Irkutsk region as attacks were launched on Putin's strategic sites. Ukraine evidently used drones from the back of trucks costing as little as £150 to £400. They destroyed Putin's fabled Tu-95MS bombers costing up to £70 million. 'This is the Russian Pearl Harbour. We hope that the response will be the same as the US response to the attack on their Pearl Harbour, or even harsher,' said pro-war pundit Roman Alekhin. Nuclear submarines carrying strategic missile weapons are based here at the high-security outpost. The helplessness of Putin's vast security forces was striking. DshRG Rusich channel raged: 'Another disgrace… Let's see who will be held responsible for this: the FSB, the traffic police (which released the trucks for money), the bloggers who criticise this?' Despite the attack, Russian negotiators were reported to have flown to Istanbul for talks scheduled tomorrow. Reported said all 4 Tu-95MS aircraft located at the Olenya airfield were destroyed. More than 95 strategic bombers and about 20 other military aircraft were under attack. The strikes were 'carried out by FPV drones, which were manually controlled by UAV operators', said reports. Two Majors military channel said: 'This is a direct undermining of the nuclear strategic balance of power. 'This is a reduction in the nuclear security of our country. 'And Kyiv is counting on an 'asymmetrical response' of a non-nuclear nature. 'We have been responding asymmetrically for four years now, the enemy has long studied us.' The channel called for a stronger response and 'so that there is no one to howl in Kyiv'. Unconfirmed reports said the driver of one of the 'drone trucks' had been strangled after he was detained.
