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"Russia launched its biggest ever drone attack on Ukraine on Monday night and
Tuesday morning, sending a reported 188 drones into the country against various
targets, resulting in power cuts in part of western Ukraine and damage to
residential buildings outside Kyiv.
Russian forces are pushing hard along the frontline in the east of the country,
amid uncertainty as to how the dynamics of the war might change once Donald
Trump takes office in January. Russia also vowed “retaliatory actions” for
fresh Ukrainian strikes on military targets inside Russia that used long-range
missiles sent by the US.
Ukraine’s air force said 76 of the drones had been shot down overnight, as air
defences struggled to cope with the massed attacks that have become common in
recent weeks. “Unfortunately, there were hits to critical infrastructure
facilities, and private and apartment buildings were damaged in several regions
due to the massive drone attack,” the air force said in a statement.
The governor of the western Ternopil region, Vyacheslav Nehoda, said on
television that about 70% of the region was without power. “The consequences
are bad because the facility was significantly affected and this will have
impact on the power supply of the entire region for a long time,” he said.
Several buildings were damaged around Kyiv, but there were no casualties
reported.
Also on Tuesday, a court in the Russian city of Kursk confirmed that a British
citizen had been captured and arrested by Russian authorities, the first
official confirmation of news that broke over the weekend when interrogation
videos appeared on Russian Telegram channels.
The court ordered that James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, be held in custody on
allegations he had “participated in armed hostilities on the territory of Kursk
region”. It did not specify the exact charges, noting only that he was accused
of “committing a set of particularly serious offences that post a danger to
society”.
Russian military bloggers said Anderson was captured near the village of
Plekhovo, taking part in Ukraine’s military offensive inside Russia, which was
launched in late summer. Russian forces are now on the offensive in Kursk
region, attempting to win back control of the lost territory."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
