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The enemy is using a large number of missiles and drones. Their massive use in certain areas often exceeds the number of means of (air defence) cover,
the air force said in a statement
Putin does not want peace. We must force him into peace through strength,
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said, reiterating Kyiv's call for more air defence and long-range capabilities from Western alliesAll this significantly complicates the operation of Soviet-made anti-aircraft missile systems ... Western systems work much more effectively in such conditions, but Ukraine does not have enough to reliably cover hundreds of critical infrastructure facilities,
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It is my belief that Trump has made considerable contributions to world peace, and that he can make more in the future."
Writing for the Kyiv Independent, the member of parliament in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's party said
Energy infrastructure is once again targeted by the enemy's massive strike,
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on Facebook
In several regions, strikes with cluster munitions were recorded, and they targeted civilian infrastructure,
Zelensky said in a post on Telegram
This is a very despicable escalation of Russian terrorist tactics,
he addedIt was a response to continued attacks on our territory by (US) ATACMS missiles,
he said in the televised remarksPower facilities in several regions were damaged,
the Ukrenergo electricity operator saidAs of now, 523,000 subscribers in Lviv region are without electricity,
regional head Maksym Kozytskyi said on social media
We carried out a comprehensive strike,
Putin told allies during a visit to Kazakhstan several hours after the attackAs I have said repeatedly, there will always be a response from our side,
he addedIf there were more strikes on Russian territory, we will be responding, including with possible (more) testing of Oreshniks in combat conditions,
he said
I am sure you understand that this was a stabilising factor in the very dangerous situation in which we currently find ourselves. We are committed to this practice and we hope that the United States will also be committed to it,
Ryabkov was quoted as saying
The current (U.S.) administration must stop this spiral of escalation,
Ryabkov addedThe signal is very clear and obvious - stop, you should not do this any more, you mustn't supply Kyiv with everything they want, don't encourage them towards new military adventures, they are too dangerous,
state media quoted Ryabkov as sayingIt's way too little, years late. It's been a truism that Ukraine has needed the capability to strike the Russian rear for many years at this point."
George Barros, a Russia analyst at the US-based Insitute for the Study of War, told BI
It feels like everything that we've been getting has been either too late or it's just enough to barely hold on."
One American fighting in Ukraine told BIHad Ukraine been able to destroy several squadrons of Su-34 and Su-35 fighters early in the year, then Russia would have significantly less capacity to employ glide bombs against Ukrainian positions and civilians,
he saidPutin is not entitled to a veto over US or NATO policy on the basis that he can threaten us."
He said