Russia Blames Ukraine for Gas Tanker Explosions off Libya
The Russian transport ministry said the strike “was launched from the Libyan coast by Ukrainian naval drones,” without providing more details.
The Russian transport ministry said the strike “was launched from the Libyan coast by Ukrainian naval drones,” without providing more details.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been killed in the four-year war, triggered when Moscow launched its full-scale offensive against Ukraine in February 2022.
At least nine bloggers close to the Russian army said connections had been lost, adding that this could weaken Moscow’s ability to wage drone warfare and hinder coordination between units.
Russia battered Ukraine with more than two dozen missiles and hundreds of drones early Tuesday, killing four people and pummelling another power plant, piling more pressure on Ukraine’s brittle energy system.
Trump so far has frustrated Western allies by refusing to impose new sanctions on Russia despite President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire.
The Ukrainian leader had previously appeared to express frustration at Washington for not having announced fresh sanctions on Moscow after Russia rejected a coordinated Western appeal for an immediate ceasefire.
The missile struck a residential area near a children’s playground and wounded more than 50 people, according to the head of the city’s military administration.
The offer comes as some 30 military chiefs from countries keen to help protect an eventual ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine prepared for talks in Britain on Thursday to discuss planning for a peacekeeping force.
South Korean and Western intelligence agencies have said that more than 10,000 soldiers from the reclusive state were sent to Russia last year to help it fight a shock Ukrainian offensive into the Kursk border region.
Russia and Ukraine launched dozens of drones at each other Wednesday in an aerial assault that left energy facilities damaged, one dead and at least four wounded in Ukraine, officials said.