Ukraine, Russia trade drone strikes in a single day, army officers say

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LONDON — In keeping with President Volodymyr Zelensky, dozens of Russian drones had been launched in a single day in an assault on a number of areas of Ukraine.

Seventy-two of the 76 Shahed drones that had been launched had been destroyed by Ukrainian air defenses, the Ukrainian Air Drive stated. The drones focused areas throughout Ukraine, together with Kiev, the capital, officers stated.

At the very least two areas in Russia had been additionally attacked by Ukrainian drones in a single day, the Russian Protection Ministry reported Saturday morning.

“Ten UAVs had been destroyed over the territory of the Kursk area and 9 over the territory of the Belgorod area by air protection programs in service,” the ministry stated on Telegram.

The Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral at sundown in Moscow, Russia, Friday, September 13, 2024.

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The in a single day launches between Ukraine and Russia adopted talks in Washington on Friday, the place President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer mentioned probably lifting restrictions on the usage of Western weapons that could possibly be utilized by Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia.

No resolution was made after the assembly on whether or not to ease restrictions, which Starmer described as a “sure tactical technique”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Thursday that permitting such long-range strikes would quantity to NATO forces changing into “immediately concerned” within the struggle.

“If this resolution is made, it means nothing lower than direct involvement — it signifies that NATO international locations, the US and European international locations are events to the struggle in Ukraine,” Putin stated, in response to a transcript printed by the Kremlin. “This implies their direct involvement within the battle, and it’ll clearly drastically change the essence, the character of the battle.”

Zelensky and different Ukrainian officers have lengthy been urgent the US and Western allies for permission to strike deeper into Russia with long-range American weapons.

Folks stroll throughout a pedestrian bridge within the metropolis middle of Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, September 13, 2024.

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“We want extra anti-aircraft weapons, air protection and long-range capabilities to proceed defending lives and our individuals,” Zelenskyy stated in a Ukrainian-language message on the messaging app Telegram on Saturday.

The U.S. State Division stated on its official Russian-language social media channels Saturday that the US “desires to make sure that Ukrainians resist Russian aggression as successfully as doable.” It additionally stated that “Putin will expertise many extra strategic failures in Ukraine.”

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British International Secretary David Lammy traveled to Kiev this week to debate, amongst different issues, these long-range capabilities with Ukrainian leaders.

“Now we have tailored as wants and battlefields have modified, and I’ve little doubt we are going to proceed to take action as this evolves,” Blinken stated Wednesday.

In keeping with Downing Avenue, the 2 diplomats briefed Biden and Starmer throughout their assembly on the White Home.

Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on Thursday he had “little doubt” that the choice “was taken a very long time in the past” to elevate restrictions on long-range weapons.

“(A)nd now they’re simply looking for probably the most appropriate, acceptable and stylish method to current it to the general public,” he stated in a speech in Moscow.

ABC Information’ Will Gretsky, Michelle Stoddart, Molly Nagle, Anne Flaherty, David Brennan, Meredith Deliso and Oleksiy Pshemyskiy contributed to this report.

Ukraine, Russia trade drone strikes in a single day, army officers say

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