Russia ‘strikes Ukraine before Christmas’ with over 650 drones, dozens of missiles
The latest attack, targeting homes and the power grid, came when people want to be ‘at home, in safety’, said President Volodymyr Zelensky
Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a 4-year-old child.
The barrage struck homes and the power grid in 13 regions of Ukraine, causing widespread outages in bitter temperatures, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, a day after he described recent progress on finding a peace deal “quite solid”.
The attack “is an extremely clear signal of Russian priorities” Zelensky said on the Telegram messaging app.
“A strike before Christmas, when people want to be with their families, at home, in safety. A strike, in fact, in the midst of negotiations that are being conducted to end this war. Putin cannot accept the fact that we must stop killing.”
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Nato member Poland scrambled jets to protect its airspace. Polish and allied aircraft were deployed after Russian strikes targeted areas of western Ukraine near the border.