Particle.news
Download on the App Store
6 ARTICLES
·
3h ago

Russia’s Nightly Drone Blitz Kills Six as EU Imposes New Oil Sanctions

Brussels strengthened its oil embargo to pressure Moscow into halting its nocturnal drone campaign.

Des nouvelles frappes russes ont frappé plusieurs régions en Ukraine, notamment près de Donetsk, dans l’Est du pays.
Des drones intercepteurs ukrainiens Besomar 3210 dans l'ouest du pays. 
Image
Image

Overview

  • On the night of July 18–19, Russia launched 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones at eastern and southern Ukrainian regions, killing at least six civilians and prompting urgent air-defense deployments.
  • Odessa endured a massive assault by more than 20 drones that damaged residential buildings and killed one resident.
  • The Russian defense ministry reported shooting down 73 Ukrainian drones over its territory, including several allegedly heading toward Moscow.
  • Moscow claimed it seized villages in Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as part of its sustained ground offensives on multiple fronts.
  • The European Union’s new sanctions on Russian oil exports were hailed by President Zelensky as an essential measure to weaken Russia’s aerial assault capabilities.