Ukraine intensifies drone and missile attacks on Russian areas
Russian air defences downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia on Friday, officials said, as Kyiv pressed its strategy of targeting the Moscow-annexed peninsula and taking the 22-month war well beyond Ukraine’s borders.
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00:00 Ukraine has unleashed more drones and missiles at Russian occupied areas as part of its New
00:09 Year offensive. Russian air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea
00:15 and southern Russia on Friday, officials said, as Kiev pressed ahead with its strategy. Ukrainian
00:21 President Volodymyr Zelensky has pledged to strike more targets on the Crimean Peninsula
00:26 and inside Russian border regions this year. The goal is to unsettle Russians as President
00:31 Vladimir Putin seeks another six years in power in March's upcoming election. Russians
00:37 hit Myrnorod in Donetsk with six S-300 missiles around midnight. The strike damaged private
00:43 homes, public institutions and buildings on the mine's territory. According to the regional
00:49 police, Russia also struck six settlements in the Donetsk region 24 times during the
00:55 day.
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