Ukraine launched drones against targets in six Russian regions, including an attack on an airport in the western city of Pskov – located near the borders of Latvia and Estonia – where military transport aircraft were reportedly damaged amid explosions and a massive fire. There were also attacks near Moscow that led to flights at several airports being suspended. Russia hit back with air strikes on the Ukrainian capital, killing at least two people. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Kyiv, Ukraine Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile […]
Three Russian military personnel have been killed from the debris of a Ukrainian drone that was shot down and fell on a military base deep inside Russia, the country’s defence ministry has said. “On December 26, at about 01:35 Moscow time, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at low altitude while approaching the Engels military airfield in the Saratov region,” the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday. In Ukraine’s daily military update, the army reports that Russia fired five missiles and “more than 40” rockets on Sunday. “In the Kherson direction, the opponent continues artillery shelling of settlements along the right bank of the Dnipro River,” it said. […]
Ukraine is getting a significant boost to its air defences in its war with Russia. A new $1.8bn assistance package announced by the US President will include patriot missiles to bolster Ukraine’s defenses against Russia’s assault on its infrastructure. Al Jazeera’s Alex Gatopoulos explains how effective the weapons are. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #UkraineWar #Ukraine #RussiaDroneAttacks #PatriotMissile #PatriotMissileDefenseSystem
Three explosions have been heard in the centre of Kyiv, as Ukraine said it had shot down a number of Iranian-made Shahed drones. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 10 Shahed drones had been shot down by Ukraine’s air defences, while emergency services had been dispatched to the central Shevchenkivskyi district. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ukrainewar #Ukraine #Russia #Kyiv
A Ukrainian drone has been used to attack an airfield in the Russian border region of Kursk, according to its governor. The strike early Tuesday ignited an oil reservoir. Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukraine of two attacks on Monday. Moscow says three servicemen were killed. Kyiv is yet to comment on the strikes. Al Jazeera’s Alex Gatopoulos explains. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #UkraineWar #Russia #RussiaDroneAttacks #Ukraine #AlJazeeraEnglish
