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Air War Escalates as Russia Reports 184 Drones Downed, Ukraine Reaches Deep Into Russia, Trump Weighs Tomahawks

Trump says he wants clear limits on how Kyiv would use any long‑range missiles before he approves a transfer.

Overview

  • Russia’s defense ministry said it intercepted 184 Ukrainian drones overnight, mostly over Kursk and Belgorod, after reporting 251 the previous night.
  • Authorities in Russia’s Tyumen region said three drones aimed at an oil facility were neutralized without damage, an unusually distant strike from the front line that Ukrainian claims of a hit have not independently confirmed.
  • A strike in Sumy set the roof of a perinatal clinic on fire, but officials said 11 infants, 35 patients and 120 staff reached a shelter and initial reports indicated no injuries.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said recovered Russian drones and missiles contained more than 100,000 foreign‑made components from several countries and announced plans for new sanctions targeting those supply chains.
  • President Donald Trump said he has “more or less” made a decision on providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine but linked approval to assurances about targeting and avoiding escalation.