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Zelenskyy details weekly Russian attacks as Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian targets

Zelenskyy details weekly Russian attacks as Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian targets

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy detailed extensive Russian aerial attacks over the past week, while Ukrainian forces confirmed strikes on a Russian defense plant and targets in occupied Crimea. Conflicting reports emerged on Sumy casualties.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that over the past week, Russian forces launched approximately 1,400 attack drones, nearly 1,500 guided aerial bombs, and 19 various missiles, including ballistic types. These attacks impacted 15 Ukrainian regions and civilian infrastructure, with daily shelling reported in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Sumy.

On June 27, Russian forces attacked Sumy with a modified reactive drone, causing damage to residential buildings and transport. Reports on casualties vary, with [Українська правда] stating 13 residents, including two children, were injured, while [Радіо Свобода] reported 11 injured, including two children. All injuries were described as non-severe.

Separately, Zelenskyy confirmed Ukrainian forces used FP-5 "Flamingo" missiles in a June 27 strike on Russia's "Titan-Barricades" plant in Volgograd. Ukraine's General Staff also reported hitting a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft system in Feodosia and the "Petropavlovsk" car ferry near Kerch in occupied Crimea.

Sources: Громадське, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда

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Pilot killed, 13 injured after small aircraft hits Beijing's Citic Tower

Pilot killed, 13 injured after small aircraft hits Beijing's Citic Tower

Authorities have confirmed one fatality, the pilot, and 13 injuries after a small aircraft crashed into Beijing's 528-meter Citic Tower. The incident, which occurred on Friday, initially led to public speculation.

A small aircraft that crashed into Beijing's 528-meter Citic Tower on Friday afternoon resulted in one fatality, identified as the pilot, and 13 injuries, authorities confirmed on Saturday. The incident, which saw eyewitnesses describe an aircraft "the size of a car" impacting the city's tallest skyscraper, initially prompted widespread public speculation due to hours of silence from Chinese state media. Emergency services had responded to the central business district, where debris was observed at the building's base. The official statement did not specify the cause of the collision. Sources: Le Monde, BBC News, South China Morning Post

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