Children among 25 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine
3 days ago
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- #air strikes
- #Ternopil attack
- At least 25 people, including three children, were killed in a Russian missile and drone attack on Ternopil, western Ukraine.
- 73 people were wounded, with 15 of them being children, in one of the deadliest strikes in the region since the full-scale invasion began.
- Russian X-101 cruise missiles hit residential flats, causing significant destruction, with one building collapsing between the third and ninth floors.
- Other regions, including Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Kharkiv, were also attacked, resulting in injuries and damage to infrastructure.
- Ukraine's air force reported shooting down 442 of 476 drones and 41 of 48 missiles, but highlighted the strain on air defenses.
- Russia intensified attacks on Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, causing power rationing and further damage to morale and logistics.
- Ukraine used US-supplied Atacms missiles on Russian soil for the first time, targeting military installations.
- President Zelensky traveled to Ankara for talks with Turkey's Erdogan amid reports of US-Russia peace plan discussions, which the Kremlin dismissed.
- A Russian drone briefly entered Romanian airspace before crossing into Ukraine and Moldova, prompting NATO responses.
- Poland closed two airports temporarily in response to the attacks in western Ukraine.
- Russia and Ukraine remain at odds over peace terms, with Moscow demanding Ukraine's military curbs and neutrality.