Russia begins nuclear drills amid intensifying drone war

"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 500 drones and over 20 ballistic and cruise missiles overnight, targeting multiple regions across the country. Zelenskyy said the Russian strikes wounded more than two dozen civilians, including three children. A Russian overnight air strike also damaged port infrastructure in the Ukrainian city of Izmail on Tuesday. "Fortunately, there were no casualties or significant destruction," local officials said on Telegram."

"Meanwhile, drone strikes also targeted the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian authorities said on Telegram. In the northeastern city of Kharkiv, two people were rescued and one person may still be trapped under rubble after a Russian drone attack, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said four drones approaching the Russian capital were intercepted. Regional authorities also reported drone attacks in Russia's Kursk and Rostov."

"On Tuesday, Russia began three days of nationwide nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops. The defense ministry said in a statement that Russian forces "are conducting an exercise on the preparation and use of nuclear forces in the event of a threat of aggression" from May 19 to 21. The military exercise comes just"

Russian and Ukrainian forces carried out cross-border drone attacks overnight as tensions rose during a long-running war. Ukraine’s President reported more than 500 drones and over 20 ballistic and cruise missiles striking multiple Ukrainian regions, wounding more than two dozen civilians, including children. Russian strikes damaged port infrastructure in Izmail, while drone attacks hit areas including Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia. In Kharkiv, rescuers recovered two people and searched for a possible third person trapped under rubble. Russian authorities reported drones intercepted near Moscow and attacks in Kursk and Rostov. Ukraine also reported drone strikes in Russia, including a fire at an industrial site in Yaroslavl. Russia began three days of nationwide nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops.

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