Oleksi said, ‘There was a fierce air strike from Russia. More than 100 missiles were rained. In addition to Kyiv, loud explosions were also heard in Zhytomyr and Odessa. Electricity was cut off in many cities. Earlier, Ukraine had given a peace plan in response to Lavrov’s ultimatum. This plan of Ukraine was rejected by Russia. Russia said that Zelensky should accept the truth of the 4 separated parts of Ukraine on behalf of Russia.
Ukraine bought 1,400 drones
Meanwhile, officials in Ukraine said several regions, including the country’s capital Kyiv, were facing a Russian missile attack on Thursday. In many areas of the country, air raid sirens started ringing in the early hours of Thursday. The regional administration in Kyiv said an air defense system had been activated to defend against the ongoing missile attack. Explosions were heard in Kyiv. Ukrainian officials in various areas said some Russian missiles were shot down.
Thursday’s attack was the latest in a string of Russian attacks on key Ukrainian facilities. Moscow has been carrying out such attacks every week since October. Meanwhile, Ukraine has bought some 1,400 drones, mostly reconnaissance, with plans to develop several drones into fighter models to shoot down drones used by Russian forces during invasions. The Minister of Technology of Ukraine gave this information. Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Technologies Mykhailo Fedorov described the Ukraine-Russia war as the first major war of the Internet era. He credited drone and satellite internet systems like Elon Musk’s Starlink for turning the conflict around.