Ukraine presses on with major offensive, hits Russian airbase
The Hindu
Ukraine launches major cross-border incursion into Russia, including air attack on Russian airfield, escalating conflict.
Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia on Friday (August 9), also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the frontline.
The Ukrainian offensive into Russia’s western Kursk region, launched Tuesday (August 6), appears to be the most significant attack on Russian soil since Moscow invaded in February 2022.
Russia says around 1,000 Ukrainian troops and more than two dozen armoured vehicles and tanks were involved in the initial attack, though it has since claimed to have destroyed many more pieces of hardware.
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Kyiv has not officially taken responsibility for the operation, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address on Thursday that Russia needed to “feel” the consequences of its invasion.
Ukraine said on Friday (August 9) that it had carried out a massive air strike on a Russian military base in the Lipetsk region, around 280 kilometers from the Russia-Ukraine border.
The local Russian Governor Igor Artamonov reported a “massive” drone attack overnight and Russian state news agencies said the airfield was on fire.
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