Russia, drones and Ukraine
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Al Jazeera on MSNRussia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,233Russia’s escalation of drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities led to a three-year high in the number of civilians killed or wounded in June, the United Nations said. The UN verified at least 232 people killed and 1,343 wounded during the month – the highest combined toll since April 2022.
Russia’s Federal Security Service has opened a criminal case against two journalists who reported from Sudzha in August 2024 while the town was under Ukrainian occupation. Pyotr Ivanov and Ruslan Terekhov,
Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has emphasised the restoration of positions and regaining the territories in Russia's Kursk and Belgorod oblasts in order to restrain the Russians on the border with Ukraine.
A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in Kursk, Russia, resulted in three deaths and seven injuries. The attack, in an area familiar with families, claimed the life of a Russian serviceman. Further incidents include a hospital hit near the Ukraine border,
Russia hit Ukraine with the largest drone and missile assault in history, surpassing its previous record by nearly 750 drones and missiles.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine, scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the fighting to a new Ukrainian region as each side seeks an advantage before the fighting season wanes in the autumn.