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Russia Escalates Missile and Drone Attacks on Ukraine

Ukraine reports significant damage to energy infrastructure and rising casualties amid continued Russian offensive.

Russia military new casualty record
The train ferry carrying the 9-coaches Moscow-Simferopol train crosses the Kerch Strait from Port Caucasus (Kavkaz), Krasnodar region in southern Russia towards Port Crimea, Crimea peninsula, during its inauguration journey on August 3, 2014. Satellite imagery from Friday, published by the U.S.-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty outlet and attributed to U.S. company Planet Labs, appears to show damage to an oil terminal at Russia's Kavkaz port, part of the country's Krasnodar region.
Soldiers of the assault brigade defend the frontline, which passes through the Ukrainian boarder city of Vovchansk, in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, which is bombarded daily by heavy artillery on May 20, 2024 in Vovchansk, Ukraine. Russia's newly-installed defense minister "heavily overestimated Russian advances in Ukraine" since the start of the year, according to a new assessment, as clashes rage on along the hundreds of miles of frontline in the war-torn country.
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Overview

  • Ukraine's air defense intercepted 46 drones and 35 missiles, but damage to energy facilities was extensive.
  • Russian attacks have severely impacted Ukraine's power generation capacity, destroying over 40% since March 2022.
  • Casualties are mounting, with recent strikes injuring civilians, including children, in multiple regions.
  • Ukraine's military claims successful strikes on Russian oil terminals and naval vessels, disrupting logistics.
  • British intelligence reports record-high Russian casualties in May, averaging 1,200 per day.